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Boclair Academy is the latest evolution of our sector leading approach to education design, creating a series of inspirational learning spaces arranged around key learning plazas in a highly efficient plan form to accommodate 1,050 secondary...

Riverside Primary School is the first certified Passivhaus school in Scotland and supports a healthy and innovative learning environment where children can thrive and succeed. Occupied in June 2023 and designed to accommodate 462 pupils, 82...

Kilmartin Glen is remarkable for its rare alignment of culture, landscape, and light. A unique collusion of orientation and a complex layering of landforms create a place apart, a sacred place. These exceptional spatial and atmospheric qualities...

A modest timber garage in the village of Toberonochy on the Isle of Luing is to be replaced by a one-bedroom tourist bothy designed by Line Architecture amidst talk of a revival in slate production. The 15sq/m structure sits on the high water...

The Gala Fairydean Rovers Spectators Stand in the small Scottish Borders town of Galashiels is one of the most exciting pieces of modern architecture in the UK. It opened in 1964 during a period of architectural optimism in Europe in general, at...

Mast Architects have completed work on 46 'Glasgow Standard' apartments at Langlands Road, Govan, geared toward tenants aged 55 and up. The mix of one and two-bedroom properties exceeds minimum sustainability and space standards, employing...

A Broxburn-based distiller has opened a £4.5m headquarters in the West Lothian town, adjacent to their existing bottling facility. Ian MacLeod Distillers has relocated to a 21,000sq/ft steel framed building on East Mains Industrial Estate,...

A place for the community to meet and learn together, Wallyford Learning Campus is a state-of-the-art community building that is truly inclusive, intergenerational and responds to environmental and educational agendas. Born out of the...

With a focus on improving the use of existing facilities, jmarchitects has been involved in a number of initiatives aimed at enhancing the overall experience of students and staff across the campus at the University of Glasgow. The...

Much of the design of the Queen Elizabeth II Rooms was inspired by Dumfries House in Ayrshire, and Gordonstoun representatives visited the estate as part of the planning process. The Queen Elizabeth II Rooms, clad with Siberian Larch timber,...

Following in the footsteps of our acclaimed renovation of the New York Public Library, Mecanoo undertook the challenging task of revitalizing Perth's former City Hall—a structure that epitomizes the grandeur of the Edwardian Period, dating...

This 1930s bungalow had hardly been changed at all over the years. Whereas the front rooms were of good proportions and size the rear of the property was not suitable for the needs of a young family of today. The solution was to rebuild the rear...

Fairburn Tower was built in around 1545 and is a typical example of a four-storey Scottish tower house. Adaptations in the early 17th century saw the addition of a fine stair turret. Aside of these adaptations, the building is a rare survival...

Lune Valley Community Land Trust (CLT) and South Lakes Housing are delighted to complete a new development of 20 Passivhaus-standard homes in Halton, Lancaster. The £3.7m project consists of 16 two-storey terrace houses and four cottage...

A transformative project at the Royal Hospital for Children is set to benefit more than 10,000 children who require treatment at the hospital’s operating theatres each year. In an innovative collaboration between the hospital and...