An interesting commission initially for a render contractor, and then subsequently revisiting for the design team, architects Anderson Bell+ Christie, contractor CCG and housing provider, Wheatley Group. New housing was built quickly using an off-site construction timber-kit system, which has provided an innovative model for future housing projects. Working on site at two stages for…
Crisp details and clean lines define this lovely extension to a detached property in this Glasgow suburb. Flockhart Architects extension creates a light filled dining space as well as providing private shower, utility and office space within the remodelled home. Focusing the dining area on its connection to the garden, large triple glazed openings wrap…
Extension and home remodelling project by Neil Middleton Architects completed in 2023. It’s always interesting to step inside completed homes – and see how transformations to a property have improved living space and provision for a family to use their home in a better way. This project extended and opened up a larger, open living…
Another John Gilbert Architects led project that has focused on making healthy efficient homes, that are affordable to heat, whilst sensitively restoring the building and reconfiguring the layout of homes. With all the flats vacant, the opportunity arose to retrofit the entire building here and renovate the building fabric of the tenement block between party…
These B listed 1969 Basil Spence designed homes have been upgraded as part of a pioneering retrofit project, having had very few external alterations since their completion. Sitting in the conservation zone at the lower end of The Royal Mile in Edinburgh this modernist piece of architecture sets up a repetitive rhythm to the street,…
Images from Edinburgh’s incredible Scottish Parliament building taken in changing spring and autumn weather. Great to look closely at Enric Miralle’s remarkable contribution to the city on a few visits to the building. These views present only initial details that intrigue me – the building offering up so many angles, perspectives and facades. Despite dividing…
Autumn goes as quickly as it arrives, with greens turning into bright ochres and umbers the season never ceases to amaze me. I love visiting Glasgow’s Burrell Collection at this time, especially as the refurbishment by John McAslan and Partners for Glasgow Life was completed in 2022, after a long closure for construction to future-proof…
This new build school project designed by Keppie Design brings two schools and an early learning centre together within one campus. The internal layout has been set out around the connection to outdoor space, with circulation and large windows bringing good levels of light into the classrooms. An internal courtyard, sports hall, canteen, and feature…
Govan. Rich in significance and stories, Glasgow’s riverside community, has had two great eras in its history: At the heart of a Medieval Kingdom of Strathclyde, where its vital position on the banks of The Clyde provided a crossing point where the city’s earliest local industries and settlement were to develop; later to be a…
Built in the late 1960s, the optimism that heralded the new utopias and improved standard of living that these flats enabled, quickly evaporated. Their demise encapsulates the issues and problems surrounding high rise social housing more generally. Leaving a powerful imprint on the memory of the city, the last of the temporary inhabitants, were rehoused…
Working with progressive developer Hub, this was a photography assignment in support of a proposed ‘Build to Rent’ (BTR) development in vibrant Canonmills in the heart of Edinburgh, a short walk from Stockbridge and the city centre. With secure rental leases much sought after in Edinburgh the development offers apartments with creative studios, communal space,…
Built on the community of homes that make up the unique Loch Arthur Community in Dumfries and Galloway, the simplicity of this home’s external appearance designed by John Murray Architect respects the natural context of its landscape. Shaped around the retention of an existing sycamore tree, this beautiful rural home is filled with light and…
