Basic Site Details

Name: Heron House, St Vincent Street
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: 18-storey office and showroom complex, £1.5m. Forms major part of a £2m development scheme planned by the Heron Group of Companies

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Pinnacle Apartments  

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Office  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 4Bothwell Street  
Item 2 of 4Douglas Street  
Item 3 of 4Pitt Street  
Item 4 of 4St Vincent Street  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 419671971Build/construction 
Item 2 of 4February 1967 Scheme acceptedCity Council approval given for plans to erect 2 office blocks together with showroom.
Item 3 of 4May 1967 Design exhibitedModel part of Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.
Item 4 of 41970s Alterations and additionsModifications

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 14Derek Stephenson & Partners  19671971 
Item 2 of 14Clarke, Nicholls & Marcell  1968  
Item 3 of 14Cyril Sweett & Partners  1968  
Item 4 of 14John Laing Construction Ltd  1968  
Item 5 of 14Donald McInnes G1970s Modifications
Item 6 of 14E R Manson G1970s Modifications
Item 7 of 14F A Scrutton G1970s Modifications
Item 8 of 14G Wilson G1970s Modifications
Item 9 of 14J D Wren G1970s Modifications
Item 10 of 14K A Shaw G1970s Modifications
Item 11 of 14R A Robertson G1970s Modifications
Item 12 of 14T Harley Haddow & Partners G1970s Modifications
Item 13 of 14T J Bell G1970s Modifications
Item 14 of 14Thomas Harley Haddow G1970s Modifications

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 3BT 
Item 2 of 3Heron Group 
Item 3 of 3Ronex Properties LtdClient for 1970s work

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture  p597
Item 2 of 3Glendinning, Miles1997Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75  Tuckwell Press Ltdp174-5
Item 3 of 3RIBA1981Directory of Practices 1981   

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 6Architects Journal28 July 1971  pp173-174
Item 2 of 6Building24 February 1967  p141
Item 3 of 6Building5 May 1967  p89 [image]
Item 4 of 6Building9 February 1968  p146
Item 5 of 6Building19 April 1968  p140
Item 6 of 6Herald, The10 September 1998  p2 - notes that Heron House is set for demolition