Renovation of a West Lothian Steading to form an energy efficient group of houses   DESCRIPTION: Location is 19 miles South West of Edinburgh, north of the “Lang Whang”, the A70 to Carstairs, on the watershed of the Clyde and Forth river systems and the River Medway flows west forming the northern boundary (image 6). […]

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 […]

Conversion of small former coach house, to two bedroom main door flat.

Creation of new facade for a retail premise at 98 Morningside Road, Edinburgh. The first two survey images record the semi derelict shop, before work started. The new shop front was designed for the Glasgow based interior design company “Solid Floor”.  The design brief had two main objectives:  To restore the proportions of the original facade in a modern way […]

Low Cost, Self-Build Conversion of a Stable to an Energy Efficient House using partial Solar Heating and a wood burning stove DESCRIPTION: The building is part of a farm steading in the well wooded policies of Ormiston Hall, located 2km South of Ormiston. The North wall of the house forms part of the south facing […]

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 […]