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A BLOCK of flats on the site of a former Glasgow dance hall has been named the worst new building in Scotland.

The historic and much-loved Plaza Ballroom, where generations of dancers flocked during its heyday from the 1920s to 1960s, was transformed into 77 flats by Southplace Homes last year.

But the scheme in the South Side has now picked up a less than flattering carbuncle award from architecture experts.

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Have to say, it doesn't look that welcoming after a hard days work

Fjord · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 2:37 pm Post subject:

That'll be 77 new flats for the homeless shortly... the poor souls

tombro · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:33 am Post subject:

"Oh thit, I can't find any bricks to match the ground floor !"

"Don't worry Jimmy, I've got a special deal on new bricks from my overseas contacts. It'll be right !"

"Boss, we've run out of bricks again !"

"No worries Jimmy, I've got more overseas contacts than you can shake a stick at !"

"Geez Boss, do you really think people want to live in a Neapolitan Ice Cream Block ?"

Tombro

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Ronnie · Bag of chips Joined: 26 Sep 2007 Posts: 108 Location: G12

Credit where credit is due (or, name and shame the b*stards):

Southplace Homes
http://www.southplace.net/theplaza/

Ashleigh Construction
www.ashleighconstruction.org/archive/archive_residential.html

Robert Potter and Partners
http://www.rppweb.com/wide.asp?pi=405&ref=more

Incidentally, the developer (77), builder (76) and architect (79) can't agree on how many flats are in the development. Says a lot, eh?
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LowLight · Haggis supper Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Posts: 870

Although that building is ugly I do pass this one a lot more and I hate looking at it. From the cheapo wallpaper shop to the stained cladding the whole thing is a mess. I think it could fall into the 'new' category as well.

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sputnik · Single Fish Joined: 04 Oct 2008 Posts: 195

i would mibees call it a draw ,nuthin each of course

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scallopboy · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:36 pm Post subject:

As James says, it's a tough choice with so much poo(r)-quality new builds on the go. The choice is essentially which is the shitiest sh!t in a cesspit of sh!t when your choice is jobby, keech, crap, turd or toley. Whilst that sh!t monstrosity on the the site of the Plaza is pretty sh!t, they did at least incorporate the old Plaza façade, which is not so much dressing mutton as lamb, more trying to dress road kill squirrel as organic, free range, fair trade, fillet steak from a cow that wanted to commit suicide anyway at the Dignitas clinic, but at least it didn't end up as road fill on the M74 extension. I've yet to see some new build that has been put up in the last 10-15 years that I've seen being built that isn't a steel framed, concrete, fibreboard and zinc coated box, done using the cheapest materials possible, to the minimum standards required to maximise the profit for the building company responsible. I guess I won't live to see them torn down, but I suspect the remains of the Plaza will be retained and the rest will end up as fill for some other project.
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me · Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:49 pm Post subject:

ye loads of uglies about but that one IS bowfin