It is probably therefore apt, considering the combin-ation of modern and longstanding architecture which fills this city, that when asked if there were any changes he would make to the iconic ‘Lighthouse’ building where he has an office, “nothing came to mind!”. “It is obviously an iconic building in Glasgow. You can see how elegant and sculptural the tower and the metal work are from the original Mackintosh building but I think Page & Park did a fantastic job in creating the atrium space adjacent to it, which brings up to date the way the building is experienced in terms of bringing in floods of natural daylight and opening up these fantastic views from the viewing platform at the top of the building. It is a pleasure to work here.” Having wanted to be an architect as he puts it; “from a young boy” he has the enthusiasm for his particular architectural product which comes across best when you look at his method. “The idea is never to take a prescriptive solution and really enjoy being almost an editor of the client’s ideas and try to let them drive the project to a degree because it’s more interesting. You will end up with a building you didn’t anticipate yourself and you will end up with something that’s just quite unique. You can then stand back and say ‘well isn’t it great that the client and the situation brought something that really gave it its character at the end”.
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