Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	Ca d'Oro Building	Yes

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Warehouse

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	41-55, Gordon Street	Yes
	120-136, Union Street	Yes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1872			Original building
	1926	1929		Extension (on Union Street) and insertion of restaurant
	1929		Design exhibited	Extension (on Union Street) and insertion of restaurant
	1930		Design exhibited	Design for ballroom
	1987			Gutted by fire. Interior replaced with shops round atrium.
	1990		Won award or awards	Europa Nostra Commendation. Scottish Civic Trust 1990 Glasgow Award Scheme, Diploma of Excellence.

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
	Name	Role	Partnership Group	From	To	Notes
	Alexander Buchanan Campbell		D			Date at which involved is not given in handlist or in CANMORE
	John Honeyman		A	1873		Original building
	Robert McConnell		A	1873		Patented beams for John Honeyman's original building
	Gillespie & Kidd		B	1926	1927	Extension (on Union Street) and insertion of restaurant and ballroom (firm changed to Gillespie Kidd and Coia in course of construction)
	Jack Antonio Coia		B	1926	1929	Extension (on Union Street) (including ballroom); also ballroom.
	John Gaff Gillespie		B	1926	1926	Extension (on Union Street) and insertion of restaurant; also ballroom. Died at design stage, but firm completed work.
	William Alexander Kidd		B	1926	1928	Extension (on Union Street) and insertion of restaurant; also ballroom
	Gillespie Kidd & Coia		B	1929	1929	Extension (on Union Street) and insertion of restaurant and ballroom (firm changed from Gillespie & Kidd to Gillespie Kidd & Coia in course of construction)
	David Robertson Collin		J	1987		Interior burnt and replaced with shops and offices round atrium - as senior architect with Scott Brownrigg & Turner
	Scott, Brownrigg & Turner		J	1987	1989	Interior burnt out in 1987 and replaced with shops round atrium and offices

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	CIS	Client for restoration and conversion to shops and offices
	Smith, F & J

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts	1929				213
	Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts	1930				705, 708
	Stamp, Gavin and Taylor, Joe	1994	Executed buildings by Gillespie Kidd & Coia (list compiled from surviving office records)		MacJournal One
	Stark, David	2004	Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004		Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltd	pp177-8
	Williamson, Riches, Higgs	1990	Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)			p226

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Courtesy of David Collin	Information sent to Dictionary		Sent May 2013
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	33209	122-136 (Even Nos) Union Street and 41-55 (Odd Nos) Gordon Street and Union PLace, Cad'oro Building
	Hunterian Museum	Mackintosh Collection		Job book
	Keppie Design (David Stark)	Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie		No 151
	NMRS	A Buchanan Campbell Collection	BUC 1920/1/1-2	Alterations by Gillespie Kidd & Coia - extension and alterations to 4th floor buffet etc.