Site: 19th Century Gorbals tenements were cleared in the 1960-70’s and their replacement tower blocks (the Dampies) demolished by 1922 to be replaced by medium rise brick built homes. The site faces west to Gorbals Street and contains one of the two surviving listed buildings in the immediate area. To the North are modern yellow […]

Scotland’s national architecture awards RIAS Awards Winner 2023 A separate block south of the main Papple Steading, originally Grieve’s Cottage, implement Shed and stores. Re-designed as visitor accommodation for the future Agricultural Heritage Centre. DESCRIPTION: Site: Located in the open arable landscape south of Haddington the steading is one of Scotland’s finest groups of farm […]

A redundant two storey timber signal box, beside the former Highland Railway. DESCRIPTION: Site: Murthly Station, Murthly Building Form: Elaborate two storey McKenzie and Holland Signal Box, circa 1898 relocated from Inverness in 1919. Stripped of mechanical control gear by Network Rail in the 1970’s and boarded up, this is a rare survivor of a […]

DESCRIPTION: RE-PLANNING OF FORESTRY OPERATIONS. CONSTRUCTION OF WOOD CHIP DRYING SHEDS. CONVERSION OF BUILDINGS FROM BURNING OIL TO BURNING WOOD CHIPS. The central area of the Estate, within the perimeter wall is listed in the “Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland”. Much of the planting was designed by WS Gilpin circa 1820 to […]

Conservation of stonework and design improvements to an important Public route   CONSULTANCY ROLE IPA was involved in the conservation project as consultant, Accredited Conservation Architect, to principal Architect, MacGregor Bowes  url: www.mcgregorbowes.com SCHEME DESCRIPTION The Scotsman Steps were built between 1899 and 1902 (architects James Dunn and James Finlay) as part of the construction […]

Fabric Repairs and New Kitchen and Bathroom to an Ornate Stone Cottage  DESCRIPTION The site is rural with mature surrounding garden and hedges, the Cottage was built as a sewing school for Lady Eleanor Balfour who died in 1869. Her husband was James Balfour MP for Haddingtonshire, who died in 1845.  The listing description attributes […]

Conversion of an Office, formerly Granary and Byre to a House  DESCRIPTION Newmains is a remote location 25 miles SE of Edinburgh in the Lammermuir Hills. Originally built by the Whittingehame Estate between 1835-1875 the steading has been restored from dereliction by Newmains Partnership in several phases.  The Cantilever Barn was built in 1875, the […]

Restoration of a Ruined Tower House to Create a Modern Family Home DESCRIPTION: Located on an exposed hilltop site South East of Edinburgh, overlooking Inveresk and the A1. The Tower has 360 degree views with the Highlands, Stirling and St Andrews visible north of the Forth. Extremely high winds led to the design of a […]