A LISTED building’s façade will turned into a ‘standing ruin’ event space as the centrepiece of a transformed Tradeston.

Plans have been lodged to Glasgow City Council to rebuild the district’s three neglected waterfront blocks into a new modern quarter.

Buchanan Wharf will feature new shops, restaurants, pubs, flats, offices and a creche connected with new squares, lanes and pathways.

The heavily altered insides of B-listed Kingston House built in 1878 will be ripped out and the sandstone façade retained as a versatile social space.

“The public space formed within Kingston House’s historic footprint, must be inherently transformable, adaptable and capable of supporting a multitude of events.

“For example, the space could operate like a flexible theatre space or have the potential to accommodate a local pop-up market,” reads Drum Property Group’s design statement.

Buchanan Wharf will include 91,000 square metres of commercial space and 310 new flats with balconies.

Public realm enhancements will see new squares, lanes, pavements and greenery throughout the new quarter.

Street art and furniture will be geared towards providing a space for “contemplation and reflection” which will benefit wellbeing and mental health.

The design statement says: “Within the masterplan there is room for; workplace pocket gardens to eat lunch, socialise and have gatherings; outdoor gyms commissions can encourage physical activity; and public artworks in the form of sculpture, installation or other interventions, can offer moments of pause.”

Car access will be strictly limited throughout the development apart from servicing vehicles.

But basement parking will be provided under most of the blocks to accommodate residents and visitors.

The architects behind the design have told how the River Clyde is again pulling investment into Glasgow.

Construction could bring up to 10,000 jobs and billions of pounds into Glasgow, it has been speculated.

Tom Turley, a council executive director, is understood to be the main driver behind the project within the council over the last three years.

In the Contracts and Property Committee last month, he said: “This is a once in a generation opportunity to make a statement on Glasgow’s waterfront and turn Tradeston into the destination we envisage it to be.”