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Keep up to dateBy Jim Dunton2022-02-10T07:00:00
Source: John McAslan & Partners
Category A-listed Glasgow museum set to reopen next month
John McAslan & Partners has completed its £68.25m refurbishment of Glasgow’s world-renowned Burrell Collection, ahead of the museum’s reopening next month.
The practice was appointed to modernise and improve the building – completed in 1983 to designs by Barry Gasson, Brit Andresen and John Meunier, which has Category A listing, Scotland’s top heritage status.
Despite achieving acclaim for its design and setting – in Pollok Country Park, four miles from Glasgow city centre, the original design suffered from a leaking flat roof – which forced the closure of its mezzanine level. Meanwhile, heavily-glazed parts of the museum overheated in the summer.
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