Buildings Archive 2024

Provand’s Lordship reopened to the public on 29th March 2024, following a multi-year £1.6m refurbishment carried out for Glasgow Life. Glasgow Life and City Building (Glasgow) appointed John Gilbert Architects to develop a scheme to...

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,...

Our project at Renton Hall rescues a 200-year old country manor that had been vacant and neglected for 10 years, along with its substantial walled garden which had been untended for a century. A new extension draws out new living spaces into the...

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...

The site for Sable is located within a rural village in Aberdeenshire. The site is surrounded by open fields to the north and the old Deeside railway line to the south. There are a variety of rural and residential Architectural styles in the area...

New 4 star hotel situated within a 1970’s brutalist design tower building in Glasgow city centre comprising of 179 guest rooms, restaurant and bar, private dining rooms, gym and lobby space. Bright contemporary rooms with a mix of...

Sciennes Primary School founded in 1892, is one of Scotland’s largest primary schools, and its extension is Scotland's first CLT Passivhaus Primary School. The grade-B listed building has been expanded with a new pavilion to meet modern...

Hoskins Architects was commissioned by the National Galleries of Scotland in 2014 to reimagine the Scottish Galleries at the National, in the heart of Edinburgh’s UNESCO World Heritage site. Extensively reworking an area of 1970s office...

The Sighthill regeneration area was previously occupied by high rise flats. It sits beside Sighthill Park and is bounded to the south and east by busy traffic routes at Calder and Broomhouse Roads. Our new development provides 184 new homes...

Glasgow’s Sighthill neighbourhood has long had a strong community, overshadowed by deteriorating housing conditions and concerns regarding the safety of amenity space. The area was isolated by heavy infrastructure, including the M8...

The new replacement dwelling stands proudly on the northern fringe of Aberdeen's periphery. Surrounded by open fields to the north, east, and west, the site offers uninterrupted views of the rolling landscapes. A mature woodland to the south...

St Andrew’s Drive Phases 2 & 3 provides 120 new homes, replacing a 6 storey 1960’s block. The site sits on the edge of the historic Pollokshields area of Glasgow which is predominantly comprised of large sandstone villas set on...

If a derelict building has a colourful past, why can’t it also enjoy a bright future? Lar has converted a derelict, disused church into four high-quality mid-market rental homes. This complex project on a tight city centre site breathes new...

Following the successful interior refurbishment of the buff concept store, GRAS embarked on a transformative journey with the clients, thoughtfully redecorating the office spaces within the A-listed former St Ninian’s Manse in Leith,...

St Vigeans house was designed in two distinct blocks (living and sleeping) angled to respond to the site topography and allow magnificent countryside views from the site. The Blocks are clad in metal to reflect rural agricultural heritage,...