Historic Buildings & Conservation

The A Listed Assembly Rooms is a multi-purpose venue situated at the heart of Edinburgh's World Heritage Site and a focal point of the Fringe Festival. It has been enjoyed by many generations of citizens but its fabric and infra-structure were...

Robin Baker Architects have completed a restoration of Aberfeldy’s Birks Cinema,  respecting the Art Deco facade with its white render and Crittall steel windows whilst allowing more light in and views out with large new openings in the...

This project, in a previously neglected part of the Old Town, has allowed us to work with one of Germany's leading hotel groups, in order to deliver the first Motel One hotel in the UK. It forms the corner site of Morgan McDonnell's masterplan of...

Set within the site of a Scheduled Ancient Monument, the extension to the Visitor Centre facilities at Rosslyn Chapel responds to a challenging brief. The existing facilities were under increasing pressure to cope with visitor numbers, and the...

Austin-Smith:Lord has assisted North Lanarkshire Venues team in refurbishment and essential conservation and improvements to the category ‘B’ Listed Town Hall and theatre within Airdrie. The aims of the project was to restore the...

The Highlanders’ Museum was re-opened in March 2013 by HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The museum is one of the most highly regarded regimental museums in the United Kingdom. It is situated within Fort George, one of the finest and...

Originally built as a spirit & wine bond, compromising 3 storeys with basement, this former office bookends two mews lanes at their meeting point on Canning Street, just off Edinburgh's Shandwick Place. A new central courtyard was carved...

The Museum of Edinburgh houses a large proportion of City owned objects relating to its industries, its urban development and its citizens. The Grade ‘A’ listed buildings themselves form the largest group of C16th urban buildings...

The sea, sky, wind, sand and rock combine to make the western shore of the Outer Hebrides a unique environment which poses real challenges for living and designing due to its remoteness and extreme weather, but it has a rugged beauty which is...

South Block is a new cultural & creative industries hub set within Glasgow’s Merchant City. Positioned on the edge of Merchant City Conservation Area, the city block roots itself as a strong player within the city’s historic civic...