Glasgow architects Page\Park to rebuild Mackintosh Building devastated by fire

PagePark, based in Glasgow, have been named as the design team who will lead the restoration of the world famous building designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

PagePark will lead a "successful reconstruction" of the Mackintosh Library, in particular, a key feature of the building which was gutted by the disastrous fire last year.

The architects firm was one of five short listed for the key role in the restoration of the art school and were named as the successful practice today.

PagePark have what the art school (GSA) describe as an "extensive track record in both restoring and reinvigorating major historic buildings."

They also have experience of working with the legacy of Mackintosh.

The practice has worked at his Hillhouse in Helensburgh, the former office of The Herald in what is now called The Lighthouse in Glasgow city centre, and were lead designers of the Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project at the art school itself from 2007-9.

David Page, head of architecture at PagePark, said he was delighted the practice had won the commission.

He said that the practice had spent months analysing how Mackintosh had designed and built the building, especially the library, and now it was time to discuss with the GSA how exactly the library could be rebuilt.

Page Park undertook an analysis of the construction of a bay from the Mackintosh Library, including the creation

of an accurate scale model, to answer the question they set themselves: "What do we know about the library that will enable us to do a successful reconstruction?"

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Glasgow architects Page\Park to rebuild Mackintosh Building devastated by fire