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Boxwood is a new 200m2 lifetime house for Susan and John Shearer, replacing their small holiday home in Cairngorms National Park. The couple bought the former one bedroom, tinned roof estate worker’s cottage in 1992, and felt that its...

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 University of Glasgow’s Western Campus Masterplan and Infrastructure Design is a landmark initiative within Glasgow’s West End, representing a significant expansion of the Gilmorehill Campus. This transformative project, part of...

Located in the small Shetland village of North Roe, North Roe Kirk operated as a Methodist community church for over century. In 2019, it was sold by Church of Scotland due to financial pressures and a declining congregation. To bring this...

The Engine Yard in northeast Edinburgh consists of two brickwork buildings: the Big Shed and the Wee Shed; they are Category B-listed as the “Shrubhill Tramway Workshops”. These large buildings were used to house machinery and...

This B-listed Georgian house in the Portobello Conservation Area in Edinburgh had been used for commercial purposes (latterly a dental surgery) for almost a century when the owners purchased it in 2012. Unsympathetic extensions to the rear and...

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...

The Hyde Park Picture House is a unique Category-II listed independent Cinema in Leeds - known for being the very last gas-lit cinema in the UK. The brief set out to make the cinema accessible to all, and to secure its future both in physical...

The project is the rejuvenation of the Category B-listed Union Terrace Gardens, a Victorian-era public garden and viaduct that forms the civic heart of Aberdeen. In recent decades, the gardens have declined; the sunken nature of the gardens meant...

To the west coast of Scotland, the Island Retreat is a unique little building organised by a series of interconnected structures. Our project brief was to principally retrofit, refurbish, and reimagine the existing structure as a new off-grid...

Built on a narrow space of only 1.7m, the small addition designed by Rizzo Architecture radically transforms the fruition of the ground floor layout and injects new energy to a traditional townhouse in Glasgow. Despite the fine architecture, the...

The Lower Gilmore Place development, situated by the Union Canal, boasts five impressive peaks that rise high above the canal's historic walls. The development was designed to harmonise with its aquatic surroundings, emphasising a domestic...

The new Supersuite at the OVO Hydro is a fantastic addition to the Hydro Club's premium seating offer. 442 was lead interior and graphic design on the project alongside Holmes Miller architects and Arup engineering. Recognising changing customer...

GRAS has artfully combined Scottish Ash, locally-made concrete, and stainless steel to craft the serene interior of buff—a design-led manicure studio nestled within Edinburgh's vibrant urban landscape. Drawing from ethically sourced...

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,...