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Austin-Smith:Lord were commissioned to design a new modern, bespoke office building to meet the specific requirements of Almond Housing Association.  Extensive briefing and consultation took place between the Design team, Client and the staff...

Elizabeth Maginnis Court is a Dunedin Canmore Housing Association (DCHA) Development located in Royston, an area of predominately social housing in the north of Edinburgh. The development was commissioned by DCHA in close liaison with The City of...

Tynecastle High School has played a pivotal role delivering educational needs to the Gorgie district of Edinburgh since 1912. The original school by Architect John Alexander Carfare now forms the backdrop for the new facilities designed by Aedas....

At the centre of Maryhill was a complex of historic, but derelict, listed buildings - baths, fire and police stations, plus the Burgh Halls and their unique series of stained glass panels. The Maryhill Burgh Halls Trust, a community-led...

The Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine is the first large-scale, purpose-built facility of its kind in the UK and the first laboratory building to receive a BREEAM Excellent rating. The Centre will develop new treatments for human diseases...

Dundee House is a rich layering of interwoven narratives that attempt to create a building that is a product of its brief yet is firmly grounded in the City of Dundee. The building responds to a very particular site, boldly retaining an historic...

Following the Norwegian schools tour Gaia were asked to develop a brief for an exemplar school for Highland Council as part of the Sustainable Schools initiative. Gaia were subsequently successful in bidding for architectural services for a...

As part of the Year of Highland Culture 2007, we were asked to design a multi-purpose platform for the use of diverse community groups as well as artists, writers, filmmakers and other groups on Forestry Commission land in Glen Nevis. Outlandia...

Scottish War Blinded was founded in Edinburgh in 1915 with the object of caring for Scotland’s sailors, soldiers and airmen and women who were blinded in the service of their country. With the organisation now taking in a higher number of...

Accommodating some 429 pupils, the new Aileymill Primary in the town’s Norfolk Road was formed by the merger of the former Ravenscraig and Earnhill Primary Schools and also includes Aileymill Nursery. The new Aileymill Primary School has...

An elegant exercise in concrete, steel and glass, set in parkland; Scotstoun House is an exemplar of 1960’s construction: uncompromisingly modernist and aspirational. Its £3.5m renovation and extension combined several challenges: the...

The existing house, the last before Rosslyn Chapel, was a fairly typical example of 1960’s residential architecture, with uninsulated walls, poor glazing and a roof seriously in need of repair. The site stands at a dramatic position in...

The John Hope Gateway is a threshold into the secret world of Edinburgh's Royal Botanic Garden with exhibitions, a media studio, shops, a restaurant and a new bio-diversity garden. A porous ground floor allows visitors to enter and leave...

The house is sited in a natural concave area of hillside facing principally west along the contours to enjoy the spectacular landscape setting of the river Ken valley and the ridges of the Rhinns of Kells hills opposite. The intention was to...

HLM's revolutionary energy-saving houses was exhibited at the UK's first sustainable Housing Fair, Scotland's Housing Expo, held in Inverness in summer 2010. The aim of the Fair was to create houses which have a strong focus upon high quality...