The Briggait building is rooted in the city of Glasgow's history; once a vibrant wholesale fish market its origins go as far back as 1659.

The city's history has been formed by not only its indigenous people, but by those who have migrated there and made it their home. Contemporary Glasgow continues to be a hub for migrating peoples, alike to the Irish in the 1800's, many Eastern Europeans and asylum seekers from the Middle East have settled in the city since 2000.

Glasgow lacks urban public space that brings these various cultures together socially and encourages cross cultural interaction.

The proposal for the building is to create a social space that interweaves two elements which cross possible cultural divides; commerce and performance. This is done by creating an internal city within, capable of hosting the various cultural 'tribes'. Streets are allocated in accordance with the city’s cultural demographic and have interwoven performance space that allow both indigenous and minority cultures to be show-cased.

At the pinnacle of the building is the main performance space, capable of hosting larger performances, whilst offering views across the river to the south side of the city.