▁Buch an an ▁Street ▁in ▁central ▁Glasgow , ▁Scotland . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁by ▁John ▁B air d ▁and ▁other ▁architect s . ▁It ▁ ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁a ▁design ▁by ▁Edinburgh ▁architect s , ▁the ▁Hugh ▁Martin ▁Part ners hip . ▁The ▁new ▁five - store y , ▁ ▁ret ail ▁centre ▁occup ies ▁a ▁pre - ex isting ▁c ob bled ▁Prin ces ▁square ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁which ▁was ▁re config ured ▁by ▁en clos ing ▁the ▁entire ▁space ▁below ▁a ▁new ▁clear ▁glass ▁dom ed ▁and ▁v ault ed ▁roof . ▁An ▁expansion ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁summer ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁extending ▁the ▁centre ▁into ▁Spring field ▁Court ▁and ▁providing ▁a ▁further ▁ ▁of ▁ret ail ▁area ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁ret ail ▁front age ▁to ▁Queen ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁cell ars ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁buildings ▁were ▁exc av ated ▁to ▁provide ▁additional ▁space . ▁Inside ▁the ▁square , ▁new ▁gall eries ▁and ▁st airs ▁give ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁upper ▁store ys . ▁The ▁original ▁sand stone ▁fac ades ▁were ▁preserved ▁around ▁the ▁modern ▁interior . ▁The ▁centre ▁is ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁decor ative ▁glass , ▁t iling , ▁light ing , ▁tim ber ▁and ▁metal work , ▁designed ▁by ▁artists ▁and ▁craft s men . ▁ ▁The ▁writer ▁Bill ▁Bry son ▁referred ▁to ▁Prin ces ▁Square ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most