Gardens · Central Scotland
1 Atlantic Square
1 Atlantic Square — a garden in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
Thomas Nugent — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Paid entry
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
1 Atlantic Square is a garden of interest in scotland-central, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
1 Atlantic Square is a high-rise office building located at Atlantic Square within the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is currently the Scottish headquarters of HM Revenue and Customs and Second headquarters of the Cabinet Office, and is one of two buildings located at Atlantic Square, with the smaller 2 Atlantic Square, a 7-storey office building, situated next to the building. The 300,000 sqft building cost £150 million to construct by BAM Construction (BAM TCP Atlantic Square) and was designed by BAM Design and Cooper Cromer.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Planning permission was submitted by BAM TCP Atlantic Square to Glasgow City Council on 28 September 2017. The planning application stated that the intended usage for development was the erection of mixed use development at the site. There were, however, a total of 11 constraints associated with the proposed development at the site.
Architecture
TCP ATLANTIC SQUARE LIMITED, based in London, had purchased the site in April 2002 for £5,150,000. In February 2018, LGIM Real Assets (Legal & General) confirmed that construction on 1 Atlantic Square was set to commence in March 2018. Prior to construction beginning, HM Revenue and Customs had already signed a 20-year lease on the building, making it the agencies main HQ in Scotland.
Description
2 Atlantic Square features 24/7 security as well as featuring blast proof glass. In 2021, the planning department at Glasgow City Council granted planning permission for a 204 seated restaurant with permission granted for the restaurant to sell alcohol. The restaurant is located on the ground level of 2 Atlantic Square, with the remaining floors being office space.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.8584, -4.2630
- District
- Glasgow City
- Postcode
- G2 6HJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glasgow North
- Established
- 2022
- Official site
- www.escape-glasgow.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q122973591 (CC0)
- wikipedia: 1 Atlantic Square (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is 1 Atlantic Square?
- 1 Atlantic Square is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G2 6HJ).
- When was 1 Atlantic Square built?
- Built or established in 2022.
- Who owns 1 Atlantic Square?
- 1 Atlantic Square is owned by HM Revenue and Customs.
- How do I get to 1 Atlantic Square?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode G2 6HJ. It sits within the Glasgow North parliamentary constituency.