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Saltire Award shortlist revealed

Saltire Award shortlist revealed

July 31 2012

Jurors at this years Saltire Awards, a scheme set up to recognise the best new housing in Scotland, have whittled down nearly 70 entrants to settle on a 29 strong shortlist.

Panel chair Dick Cannon said: “The shortlisted buildings are a rich variety of beautifully conceived and executed projects covering all of the regions of Scotland, which tackle the challenges of boosting local economies, carbon reduction, inner city innovation, reuse and adaptation and which demonstrate that design quality remains high in spite of the economic conditions.”

Awards panel convener Jane Paterson added: “The projects we selected for shortlisting provided exemplary contextual responses to their environments and innovative solutions to their clients’ briefs. The shortlist represents a wide range of site conditions, some very challenging.

“Some projects have exceptional sites, surely one of Scotland’s assets. The shortlist is diverse geographically, architecturally and in terms of scale. We believe it represents emerging quintessential qualities in contemporary Scottish architecture.”

Scottish Minister for Housing and Transport, Keith Brown MSP, will present the awards at a ceremony at Evolution House, Edinburgh on 4th September 2011.

The shortlist for the 2012 Saltire Society Housing Design awards is:

Grödians, Quoys, Lerwick (Hjaltland Housing Association)
Methlan Park, Clydeshore Road, Dumbarton (Anderson Bell Christie)
Dalziel Street, Motherwell (Collective Architecture)
Whiteleaf House, Dick Place, Edinburgh (KALM Architecture LLP with Malcolm Fraser Architects)
Fir Chlis, Seilebost, Isle of Harris (Icosis Architects)
Marlaw, Sprinkell Avenue, Pollockshields (Gareth Hoskins Architects)
The Edge, Sandyhills, Dumfries & Galloway (Undisclosed)
4 Linsiadar, Uig, Isle of Lewis (Studio KAP)
Ledcameroch Road, Bearsden (Studio KAP)
Garden Room and Studio, 8 Garscube Terrace, Edinburgh (David Blaikie Architects)
Future Affordable at Fife Housing, Dunlin Drive, Dunfermline (David Blaikie Architects)
R.HOUSE, 6A Drynoch, Isle of Skye (Rural Design)

- Conversion of former Maryhill Primary School (Grant/Murray Architects)

- Da Vadill, Grantfield, Lerwick, Shetland (Richard Gibson Architects Ltd)

- House in Boreraig, Duirinish, Isle of Skye (Dualchas Architects)

- Kirk House, Garve, Ross-shire (Dualchas Architects)

Ackling Cook Bothy, Ettrick Valley (Reiach and Hall Architects)

Bogbain Mill, Loch Ussie (Rural Design)

Cape Cove, Shore Road, Helensburgh (Cameron Webster Architects)

Dyer House, Drossie Road, Falkirk (Studio KAP)

Fore Street, Whiteinch & Scotstoun, Glasgow (Hypostyle Architect)

House in Roslin, Chapel Loan, Roslin (Reiach and Hall Architects)

http://www.urbanrealm.com/news/3655/Saltire_Award_shortlist_revealed.html#comment

Park View, 7-21 Golspie Street, Glasgow (DO Architecture)

Promenade House, Musselburgh (Wiszniewski Thomson Architects)

St Anthony’s, Garmouth Street, Govan (Anderson Bell Christie)

The Old Court House, Rothesay, Isle of Bute (Collective Architecture)

The ‘Model D’ House, Insch, Aberdeenshire (Scott Sutherland School)

Westfield Avenue, Edinburgh (7N Architects)

Wormit Extension, 33 Riverside Road, Fife (WT Architecture)

11 Comments

#1 Posted by Paul Mann on 31 Jul 2012 at 21:01 PM

FYI - That ain't a picture of 4 Linsiader.

#2 Posted by Rem Koolbag on 1 Aug 2012 at 09:32 AM

What relation do the 17 photographs have with the shortlist of 12 on this page, and how does all that relate to the 29 strong shortlist alluded to in the article?

#3 Posted by MeanMrMustard on 1 Aug 2012 at 09:59 AM

12+17=....

#4 Posted by urbanrealm on 1 Aug 2012 at 10:16 AM

Unfortunately we don't have images for all 29... these pics were selected directly by the Saltire Awards team.

#5 Posted by Tricky Dick on 1 Aug 2012 at 14:25 PM

It's a CGI overlaid onto an old pic for Westfield Avenue. The bonded warehouse doesn't exist, and hasn't done so for probably a year or two.

#6 Posted by Wil Tunnell on 1 Aug 2012 at 15:02 PM

The image credited as 4 Linsiader is in fact the Wormit Extension by WT Architecture - hope UR can correct this!

#7 Posted by urbanrealm on 1 Aug 2012 at 15:23 PM

Hi Wil - sorry about that. Proper accreditation now in place.

#8 Posted by Ewan Anderson - 7N Architects on 1 Aug 2012 at 16:28 PM

Tricky Dicky - The Westfield image is a CGI done at planning stage on an old(er) aerial. The warehouse is now a Sainsburys. We haven't got round to getting the balloon man out again to re-take it. There were plenty as-built photos submitted to the Saltire so I'm not sure why they are using this image.