Buildings Archive 2008

The creation of a new home is equally one of the most challenging and rewarding projects an architect can be involved in. Our brief was to create a modern, spacious family home with separate garage and swimming pool while retaining a...

The realisation of the Garrison House project on the small island of Cumbrae off the west coast of Scotland, is a triumph for a small community who fought to save a building that has been part of the town’s lifeblood for over 200 years....

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...

The project is a 3 storey development of 14 apartments in two distinctive buildings in Corstorphine village in Edinburgh. The building occupies the corner of Station Road and Tranquir Park West. The existing street lines, existing mature trees,...

Project to relocate the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards' Museum to a more visible location in the 52 Infantry Brigade Headquarters building in Edinburgh Castle. The National Audit of Scotland’s Museum Collections rates the Royal Scots Dragoon...

Having occupied their site at glasgow road for over a hundred years, in 2006 part of rutherglen football clubs grounds were subject to compulsory purchase by the scottish executive for the new m74 extension. The resulting, fairly complex project...

The building has been tailored to meet the special requirements of the pupils who will attend the new school. The design is the culmination of a unique collaboration between the architects and educationalists, which has resulted in a completely...

Introduction : Recently completed, this £4.3m project, provides research laboratories and associated accommodation in a new building on a brown field site adjacent to and connected to the existing Department of Computing Science within the...

A residential and therapies complex for adolescents with psychiatric issues.

ataSTUDIO designed and built Smithy Houses to be affordable, attractive and environmentally responsible. ...affordable...Delivered for less than £125k each, the houses represent a genuine alternative to main-stream housing. This modest...

South Lanarkshire Council's £600 million Primary Schools Modernisation Programme, will deliver 108 brand new primary schools and 16 refurbished primary schools. This major Framework Agreement programme will transform the local authority's...

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....

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...

• In 2003, ESMGC launched a design competition for a performing arts centre at Old College, an ‘A’ listed building by David Rhind (1849). The existing assembly hall suffered from poor layout, sightlines and acoustics and was an...

This project formed part of the Stirling Schools PPP. The brief was to create a new pavilion and first class wicket for Stirling County Cricket Club along with a smaller training wicket. The project aimed to create a new facility that...