STONEHAVEN was designed for a local businessman who had had a concept of buying some old, semi-derelict buildings in the very centre of Hamilton. Few people knew of his endeavors until he had completed the purchase of an entire city block. He then set out to have a new office building designed for the site. It was a purely speculative venture. The building design took its name from the first house built on the site in the 1700’s. The various sites combined into a very handsome design intending the use of the cast GFRC cladding panels. Despite being a large building on a good site, the development never raised any interest. The owner wanting too much value for his collection of sites probably caused it and commercial interests were still looking to the West of Hamilton.
The owner was persuaded to try using another architectural practice, but nothing raised any interest and the site still remains undeveloped and even more derelict.
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