Derelict Whitevale Baths has been empty since the 1970s
A design team is being sought to lead the transformation of a derelict former bathhouse in Glasgow into a community centre and charity headquarters.
The Glasgow Building Preservation Trust has put a £230,000 job out to tender for the restoration of the category B-listed Whitevale Baths in the city’s eastern Gallowgate suburb.
The Edwardian public baths, which were built in 1902 but closed in the 1970s, have been unused for around 50 years with the building now severely dilapidated.
Part of the building was demolished in the 2010s due to structural instability, with the remaining entrance block now surrounded on three sides by a housing development.
In a contract notice published last week, the Trust said it wanted to turn the building into a “welcoming, vibrant and inclusive” community hub for local residents and a permanent home for children’s charity PEEK.
The job spans RIBA stages one to six with an initial contract period of seven months, starting from 31 August.
The Trust is looking for a full team encompassing a lead conservation architect acting as principal designer and contact administrator, a structural engineer, building services engineer, access consultant and fire engineer.
The deadline for receipt of tenders is 6 May with around five candidates expected to be invited to participate on 8 June in the second stage of the tender process.
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