16 Buchanan Street, Glasgow

16 Buchanan Street in Glasgow is a commercial building designed by James Thomson between 1888 and 1889, with a fourth floor and above added around 1904 to 1905 by Frank Burnet, Boston and Carruthers. This seven-storey structure, which includes an attic, features a simplified Venetian Renaissance style. It has five bays facing Buchanan Street and two bays that return to Morrison Court. The building is constructed of ashlar, with modern shops on the ground floor. The first floor has pilastered panels, while the second floor is adorned with pilasters. The third floor showcases a colonnade with swagged Ionic capitals and arched keystoned heads. The fourth floor has pilastered and keyblocked windows, and the fifth floor is colonnaded with recessed arched windows. The sixth floor features architraved windows, and there is a modillion cornice above. A tripartite pedimented dormer is set within a balustraded parapet, and the roof is pitched slate with a platform section. The windows are made of plate glass and include sash and case designs.