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Dementia care housing at Craigmillar for The City of Edinburgh Council. The development provides 60 dementia bedrooms with en-suite facilities, in 6 groups of 10 residents. Each residential wing is arranged around a safe courtyard space,...

Introduction Ibrox Backcourts Regeneration project is the result of close co-operation between Govan Housing Association Ltd, Sinclair architects, City Design Co-operative and, fundamentally, the input of the local community to improve the use...

Glenmalloch Lodge was built in the 1830’s by the Countess of Galloway, as either a schoolhouse for children of the Glenmalloch Estate, or a schoolhouse for the governess herself. This charming cottage is set in a remote location within the...

Opened in 1976, Eden Court Theatre plays a pivotal role in the cultural life of Inverness and the Highlands and Islands. In recent years it has become clear that the theatre’s existing accommodation needed to be refurbished and extended...

The new headquarters building for the Joint Carnegie Trusts provides office space for all three Carnegie Trusts (UK Trust, Universities Trust and combined Dunfermline and Hero Fund Trust), bringing them together into one building for the first...

This little heritage museum on the historic Isle of Lismore (God’s garden) has rapidly become the community focus for the island. Located at Port a Carron on land donated by a member of the Comann Eachdraidh, it comprises a traditionally...

Marionville Court care home is a new £6.6m, 60 bed residential care home and day care facility for the City of Edinburgh Council. The building exceeds current care standards and is designed in line with Edinburgh’s City plan for older...

RE:Locate is a major new-build campus for Queen Margaret University. Designed around an extensive flagship building, it has been a key tool in the client gaining “Top 10 Modern University” status and is a strong visual statement of...

Background The Isle of Gigha is the most southern of the Hebridean Isles located a short distance off the western side of the Kintyre Peninsula.  A community based buy out of the island in 2003 provided the opportunity to address long...

The transformation of a ground and basement flat overlooking the Dean Valley. An open plan remodelling of the basement to allow light to flow from front to back and connect with the private rear garden and a remodelling of the remaining...

The proposed development for Ayrshire Housing has been designed to reflect the character of the traditional houses in the area and will be slate roofed with harled walls. Car parking is provided in a private car park adjacent to the...

Low Borland is a B listed group of farm buildings. The Clients brief was to convert the three byres to the south of the existing farmhouse to form a new three bedroom house with three public rooms. The new house was to have separate access...

The design aspires to unite existing rural architecture, and contemporary design to create a modern comfortable home in Aberdeenshire. The existing house had been empty for 40years and has now been transformed into a desirable sustainable home....

This truly inspirational ak|a home has been created by taking the form of 3 sheds and interconnecting them with clever circulation and relaxation spaces. The house works with the natural topography on different levels whilst capturing...

Lochside House is a highly successful creation by the team of architect-client-builder. The scale, material choices, use of the setting and integration into the landscape were all excellent. A sustainable building making good use of wood was a...