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Private House

Private House
2007
ASA  Listed Building 2007 The Client required external space for their two young children; they also wanted to replicate the distant views and almost year-round sunlight of their top floor city centre flat. A small house was purchased, reconfigured and extended in order to integrate the living spaces with the garden which could then be used as an “outdoor room”.

The key design feature is the distinctive triangular rear extension which allows evening light to reach a sheltered deck in the heart of the plan. This shape also creates a dynamic glazed window seat adjacent to an integrated kitchen and dining space. Christened “The Ship” by the children, it is one of their favourite spaces. On the upper floor, this triangular form produces a dramatic Study with views of the distant Pentland Hills.

The house transforms from the “public” street frontage to the “private” rear garden, looking tasteful but not unusual from the street and increasing in drama as you progress to the rear. Many of the original features of the house have been kept, such as the existing doors and skirtings and these have been augmented by modern interventions of extensive glazing, timber panelling and brightly coloured walls.

Views are carefully controlled and along with the occasional mirror, create an impression of spaciousness far beyond the physical size of the property.
PROJECT: Private House
LOCATION: Corstorphine, Edinburgh
CLIENT: Scott
ARCHITECT: Smith Scott Mullan Associates
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Thomson & Partners
Private House
Private House
Private House

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