O’DonnellBrown’s proposals to refurbish a highly ornate 146-year-old factory building in Glasgow as an enterprise hub for the local community have been given the go-ahead.

The plans for the Grade B-listed Pipe Factory, which was designed by Matthew Forsyth with inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, will also deliver new offices and creative workshop space in the building next to Barras Market.

Client the Friends of The Pipe Factory community interest company expects the project to cost £3.3m. Originally built to make clay pipes for smokers, the factory has had a variety of uses since production ceased in the 1950s. The community interest company acquired the building in 2021.

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