Buildings Archive 2019

Ten Hill Place Hotel is owned and operated by The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. A desire to provide more accommodation for delegates to conferences hosted by the college, together with the strong growth of tourism within the city were...

The Bayes Centre is a new world-class business and learning centre for the University of Edinburgh which brings together academics and students working in the fields of data technology, design informatics, maths and robotics with start-up /...

This coastal house is built in a prominent location, being very visible from approaching ferries and the pier. The site is within a wooded area, with a flat plateau at the top, sloping down to a steep rock face meeting the shore. The obvious...

The house comprised of an existing two storey 3 bed cottage which had been previously extended forming a link to the adjacent single storey storage bothy. Our brief for this first stage was to create a family home, converting the unheated bothy...

3DReid interiors team responded to a complex brief to deliver a high quality specification for the competitive student residential market in the city of Aberdeen. The Combworks is a 121 studio room development which includes a reception space,...

The Fife Arms, a landmark building in the Scottish village of Braemar, has been restored to its former glory as the centre of the community after an extensive four-year programme of regeneration and restoration. The former Victorian coaching inn...

The Fishmarket restaurant brings to life an unused portion of the historic Grade B listed Victorian Fishmarket at Newhaven in Edinburgh. An insertion of a restaurant to the front façade, with the relocation of the existing fishmonger to...

Blackhill House sits in an outstanding, elevated position above Tay valley in Perthshire; it is a mid 18th Century Category B listed building originally built as an inn, serving the old drove road that passes just to the east. The historic...

The Gorebridge Beacon finally opened its doors to the public in November 2018, nearly 10 years after Lee Boyd won a competition to support the Gorebridge Community Development Trust in building a much needed multi-purpose community building in...

A building with highly technical functional requirements presents a particular challenge. There is always a fear (in architect and client) that the functional requirements will not be met – that the adjacencies, flow separations, pressure...

Full refurbishment of Apex City of London hotel’s ground floor to create a destination bar and restaurant for the recently expanded property. The result is a modern palm court brasserie that opens out on to the street, with bistro, bar and...

The Law School occupies the entire northern half of Old College, Robert Adam’s masterwork in Edinburgh. This quadrangle building, completed by William Playfair, provided all the University’s accommodation until it expanded into larger...

Adaptive Re-use of an 1830s Grade C listed former stables to three offices to form a creative hub in the centre of Dundee. The offices provide an affordable, attractive and stimulating environment for three highly creative firms in the heart of...

The Raining’s Stairs development reinvigorates an important part of Inverness; replacing a long-vacant ‘problem’ site, which had suffered from considerable anti-social behaviour, with a building of significant architectural...

HYVE Architects were appointed to create additional living spaces to a steading in Drumlithie for a family with 2 young children. The new area was to provide enough space to accommodate an open plan dining area and a new master bedroom with...