Plans approved for Aberdeen city centre commercial scheme

Developer Patrizia has been given consent to demolish its Market Street building in Aberdeen and replace it with a new 11-storey glass and granite clad commercial structure.

The new ‘lantern-shaped’ building would be only five-storeys tall at the Market Street end but gradually increase to 11-storeys – or 187-ft-tall – at its south-western corner, opposite the junction of Carmelite Street and Hadden Street.

Designed by Halliday Fraser Munro, it is said that the building will complement the adjacent structures and become a focal point for the surrounding streets, creating an attractive indoor and outdoor environment.

It will accommodate offices, retail space, a business lounge, cafes, car parking and public realm space.

Work could commence on site later this year.