Housing

Sustainable living in a connected community. A rare community of three contemporary, low-energy homes nestled within a larger urban area, Abhainn provides a peaceful retreat from bustling city life. Designed as a cohesive family of certified...

We were invited to redesign a family home in the East Neuk of Fife. The aim was to extend and upgrade the house to suit the family but also future proof the home with strategies for ageing in place and ‘Housing for Varying Needs.’ We...

Barnton Avenue, a category C listed red brick dwelling built in the Queen Anne Style, is an oddity within the sandstone dominated context of Edinburgh. Over time, the house had lost clarity due to piecemeal interventions—rooms (and the...

Coltart Earley Architecture was appointed by North Lanarkshire Council to convert the B-Listed former YMCA building in Motherwell and develop the adjacent site into flats. The project included two newly built blocks with 42 flats and six...

Buccleuch Street is an exemplar mixed-use development with new affordable homes that address the climate crisis and help tenants avoid fuel poverty by providing warm, comfortable, homes to Passivhaus standards, as well as revitalising a historic...

Chestnut Street is a waterfront residential development of 306 new build homes, a care and support home for young people, and associated landscaping. The development sits on reclaimed land, contributing to the comprehensive regeneration of the...

The existing house is a large 1.5 story property with a ground floor conservatory to the south west. The existing conservatory was in poor condition and our brief was to replace it with a modern extension to create a larger open plan space. The...

This one-bedroom holiday home, set amongst crofts in the historic township of Culnacnoc, is tucked into a pointed wedge of land in the corner of a small former quarry. The new building joins a set of closely grouped, pre-existing structures; a...

The transformation of a vacant urban site in Dundee is now complete, with 162 new homes already occupied by residents. Derby Street delivers the ambitions of the Hilltown Physical Regeneration Framework, renewing a key site for Dundee City...

Coltart Earley is pleased to announce the completion of the development of 55 flats and one commercial unit on behalf of Glasgow West Housing Association. Early aspirations focused on producing a contemporary tenement that would harmonize with...

The site is located on a traditional farmhouse in Fife, at the end of a long private driveway in an enclosed ‘walled garden’ setting within the main farm grounds. The main farmhouse building has had a number of extensions over the...

Nestled within the picturesque village of Gattonside, this residential development exemplifies contemporary design that is sensitive to its surroundings. The design carefully responds to the unique site conditions, offering expansive south facing...

Glasan is located on the shores of Achnacloich bay on the south west of the Sleat peninsula of the Isle of Skye. Achnacloich, which means “the field of stones” is a place where you will see otters, seals and eagles – and where...

Nestled in the heart of the Strathmore Valley in south Aberdeenshire, this newly built family home, Glenburn, enjoys a tranquil setting surrounded by expansive arable farmland. From its position, the home commands stunning panoramic views,...

This house had been altered, extended and reconfigured a large number of times over the last 40 or so years. It had resulted in a very convoluted floor plan, with winding corridors and poor daylighting. Our refurbishment resolved a number of...