decoarchitecture: India of Inchinnan, Inchinnan, Scotland, U.K.Photo by Jeziorki via The Scotsman
India of Inchinnan, Inchinnan, Scotland, U.K.
Photo by Jeziorki via The ScotsmanFrom a nice historical architecture feature in The Scotsman on this industrial complex in a Renfrewshire village northwest of Glasglow. It’s the only Category A-listed Art Deco building in Scotland still in commercial use.
From the article:
The building housed the factory and offices of the India Tyre and Rubber Company for over 50 years. Following a multi-million pound refurbishment in 2003 after a period of neglect, India of Inchinnan was taken over by software firm Graham Technology. It is now occupied by another technology company, KANA…
…The work of Thomas Wallis, the founder of Wallis, Gilbert and Partners architects famous for their work on the Hoover building, India of Inchinnan showcases many of the typical Art Deco traits associated with the fashion of the times. Its white stucco walls have been meticulously restored, with the two storeys of steel window frames on the outside of the building yielding to a single atium once inside. Red, black and green tiles tie in with the corporate colours of the building’s original tenants and spell out the company’s proud logo within a terrazzo floor in the entrance vestibule.
