Allison Architects specialise in Townhouse Conversion Design and Listed Building Projects in Glasgow and the across the central belt.

Allison Architects are highly regarded as the number one Townhouse conversion specialist architect in Glasgow.

At Allison Architects we have completed over 26 townhouse listed buildings conversions from offices to apartments, duplexes triplexes and full townhouse homes.

In addition to this we have adapted numerous Listed Townhouses to various uses inlcuding medical facilities, nursery use and conversion to create short-term let apartments.

There has been a definitve surge in townhouse conversion design in glasgow over the past 15 years. Families and couples are moving back to the city centre attracted by a vibrant and metropolitan lifestyle that doesn’t exist in the glasgow suburbs .

Film and television tv depicting these beautiful heritage buildings has played a role in presenting the opportunity to live in these stunning historical gems rich in architectural heritage and original period features.

With 18 years of experience in the conversion of listed townhouses we know and understand what the Planning and Listed Buildings Policy supports and does not support in terms of design.

We know each member of the Planning team well and we have an excellent working relationship with them. We know what works and what doesn’t which makes your process smoother and quicker.

The spaces within these townhouse conversions are generally much larger than modern houses and need considerable thought into their kitchen and bathroom design their decoration and furnishing to create classic yet modern spaces.

We work closely with interior designers such as Homezie and Maxwell’s Bespoke Joinery to help develop spectacular interior spaces which reflect your taste and complement the original histoic character of the townhouse.

Townhouse conversion design is governed by a very long and complicated catalogue of technical clauses of the Scottish Building Regulations. Issues around fire protecation and escape are the most onerous of these clauses.

Fire suppression is now mandatory for all residential buildings with a top storey height of 7.5m or more regardless of whether it is one house or a subdivision. We work with Fire Suppression Experts such as DDS to develop cost effecive systems.

We seek to provide as much informaiton as possible for our listed townhouse conversion clients and our Directory of Experts can be a helpful tool so please take advantage of our free download.

If you are at the very beginning of your information gathering process we recommend that you follow our Step-by Step Guide to help get you moving in the right direction.