Co-Living in Glasgow
Project Information
_Location: Glasgow
_Sector: Residential / Co-Living
_Client: Copperstone Partners
_Work Produced at: Claridge Architects
_Size: 19,160 sqm/206,236sqft
_Role: Design Development & Planning
_Status: Planning Approved
Project Overview
We worked with Copperstone Partners on the development of a 420-unit co-living residential scheme.
The project formed a major early-stage development study and a successful planning submission for one of the city’s first co-living applications.
Located in Tradeston, the scheme proposes a 20-storey residential tower delivering high-density co-living accommodation alongside significant public realm improvements, responding to the area’s lack of green space and ongoing regeneration context.
The proposal balances commercial viability, planning policy and urban design quality, helping establish
co-living as a viable residential typology within the Glasgow planning framework.
A bold reimagining of a timeless brand.
Key Outcomes
_First co-living scheme to receive planning approval in the city
_20-storey residential tower and 7 storey shoulder blocks
_420 co-living residential units
_2,100 sqm of internal resident amenity space
_100 sqm of commercial use at ground floor
_1400+sqm of green space
_Contribution to ongoing regeneration of Tradeston
Our Approach
_Understanding Place
The starting point for this project was a detailed reading of Glasgow’s urban structure, with particular attention to the site’s relationship to the M8 motorway and the fragmented spatial conditions it creates. This analysis informed a strategy that reinterpreted residual infrastructure spaces as opportunities for new forms of civic and residential life.
_Understanding People
Understanding the needs of future residents within a co-living model was central to the design approach. The scheme was developed to support shared living at scale while also introducing meaningful public realm and green space in an area with limited access to high-quality open space.
_Unlocking Opportunity
Opportunity was unlocked through an iterative process of massing and planning negotiation, balancing tall building policy, heritage constraints and emerging guidance on co-living typologies in Glasgow. This included multiple pre-application discussions with the local authority to establish a shared understanding of the proposal.
_Delivering Clarity
The final design demonstrates a coordinated and commercially viable approach to high-density residential development, supported by clear communication with the client, consultants and planning authority throughout.
Services Provided
_Site Capacity & Development Testing
_Residential Development Strategy
_Co-Living Masterplanning
_Massing Strategy & Tall Building Analysis
_Design Development through to Planning Submission
_Consultant Coordination
_Pre-Application Planning Support
_Stakeholder & Planning Authority Engagement
