19 September 2025 (13:00 - 14:00)
19 September 2025 (14:30 - 15:30)
20 September 2025 (11:00 - 17:00)
21 September 2025 (10:00 - 16:00)

Friday 19th September
Guided Tours of The Pipe Factory (currently under construction)
On Friday 19th September we're offering guided Construction Site Tours with contractor Taylor Fraser, conservation architects Loader Monteith, client - Inch Architecture & HOO (History Of Ourselves) Archivist, Erika Silverman.
Tour Meeting Place: Strange Space, Second Floor, 62 Moncur Street.
Tour 1 - Starts at 13:00pm at Strange Space.
Tour 2 - Starts at 14:30pm at Strange Space.
Each tour will start and end at Strange Space (62 Moncur Street, second floor) and will last approximately 45 minutes.
Booking Required.
All required safety protection will be provided. Please wear appropriate flat soled & closed toe shoes.
Please note that there is currently no lift – stair access only.
Visitors 18+ years only

11:00am - 17:00pm: Saturday 20th September
Knight at the Strange Space Workshop
Workshop with artist Will Knight exploring how drawing can be used to study spaces, identify opportunities, and potentially unlock new ideas.
Drawing is a valuable tool for designers to explore and communicate their ideas. It can help us to study spaces in detail, identify issues/ opportunities, and unlock ideas for possible alternatives.
Artist Will Knight uses architectural drawing techniques to study the character of spaces and how they shape our lives. He has worked on a varied range of projects, including The Knight Map, commissioned by Glasgow City Heritage Trust to update Thomas Sulman’s aerial map of Glasgow, dating from 1864.
He is currently working on the As-Builts project, which explores documenting the current transformation of The Pipe Factory building through a variety of different media and artists.
Join Will for this hands-on drawing workshop in which he will explain his process and teach you how to do an inhabited section drawing.
Booking required
No previous experience is required, and all drawing tools and materials will be provided.
Recommended age for participants is 16+ years.
There will be a 1-hour lunch break at 13:00pm with smaller breaks in between.

10:00am to 16:00pm: Sunday 21th September
Eventually Everything
Strange Studio - Open Day
Drop In workshops for all ages
No booking required.
Come visit us at Strange Space, learn more about the Pipe Factory Building and take part in workshops suitable for all ages with artists Eva Jack, Kiln Klub and HOO, experimenting with clay, drawing, projectors, thermal cameras, and badge makers, exploring ways in which we can be visionary.

Overview
The Pipe Factory building (42 Bain Street) was originally built in 1877 as part of a larger factory complex for the production of tobacco smoking pipes by William White & Son.
It was designed by architect Matthew Forsyth in the Italian Renaissance style intricate ornamental brickwork detailing and beautiful architectural features.
As well as being a successful entrepreneur, White and his family were members of the Glasgow Emancipation Society, a group of Glaswegians who campaigned for the abolition of slavery.
Finally closing in 1955, the factory complex was repurposed for a wide range of uses by many different types of occupants who have equally interesting stories.
The Pipe Factory was purchased in 2020 to protect its social and cultural heritage within the Barras and Calton.
Architects O’Donnell Brown, with conservation architects Loader Monteith have proposed a holistic retrofit which sensitively reimagines how the building can be used for a range of creative activities and also safeguarded for future generations.
Join us to learn more about and take part in workshops with artists to explore ways of being visionary.

There is lift access but there is no wheelchair access on building site.
We have one wheelchair accessible toilet.
Water bottles can be filled up.
Please contact us should you have any queries regarding additional access requirements.

Address
Strange Space, 62 Moncur Street, Second Floor, Glasgow, G40 42SL