Bewleys Hotel, Glasgow
Gordon Murray + Alan Dunlop Architects
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Alternative Title
Marks Hotel, Glasgow
Date
2013-09-04Description
Overall three-quarter view showing cantilevered roof, looking east down Bath St.; The building was a conversion and extension of the former headquarters of Tennent Caledonian Brewery at 110 Bath Street and the first UK hotel project for Irish developers Spanli, owners of the Bewleys franchise. It has 103 bedrooms, reception and space for a ground floor bar and restaurant. It opened in 2000; it is now Marks Hotel. The conversion included the ranks of forward-leaning windows and the powerful oversailing cantilevered roof, topping a glass penthouse (divided into 5 suites).
Type of Work
hotel (public accommodation)Subject
architecture, business, commerce and trade, contemporary (1960 to present), conversion, architectural reuse, boutique hotel, Twenty-first century
Rights
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