Scotland
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Project • By IQ Glass UK • Visitor Center
Papple Steading
Structural Oriel Windows and Fire Rated Walk-On Glass for a Listed East Lothian Steading
Papple Steading is a Grade B listed former farm complex near Haddington in East Lothian, on the edge of the Lammermoor Hills. Designed by Richard Murphy Architects, the wider redevelopment is transforming the historic agricultural buildings into a mixed-use destination incorporating accommodation, galleries, event spaces and cultural facilities.
As part of Phase Two, IQ Glass was appointed to design, supply and install specialist architectural glazing for the conversion of former farm buildings and stables into the Demarco Gallery, a contemporary space for art, performances and events. The package comprised two bespoke structural glass oriel windows a... More
Project • By Fraser/Livingstone Architects • Private Houses
Athron Hill Phase 1
Athron Hill is a housing development constructed on a brown-field site in the foothills of the Ochil hills, snuggled into a sheltering woodland and afforded majestic views over Loch Leven, the Lomond Hills and the Pentlands to the south. This unique setting was once home to a tuberculosis sanatorium, which took advantage of the fresh air and sunshine found on the hills. It had stood empty since the late 1980’s and was demolished back in 2003.
Fredrik Frendin
Fredrik Frendin
Historic clachans and townships evident across the Scottish landscape were finely tuned to climate and landscape. New housing developments often neglect such simple principles. At Athron Hill, forms are tuned to exploit views and to mitigate the vi... More
News • News • 10 Sep 2021
RIBA announces 54 winners of the 2021 National Award
The award started in 1966 and has since recognized the UK’s best new buildings. The Royal Institute of British Architects provides an insight into the prevailing theme’s from this year’s award winning projects.
The Institute notices sensitive restorations and adaptations like a 45-year-old furniture factory in Bath re-energised for art students and a major reconfiguration to transform the user experience of the MK Gallery. Investment in arts and culture is prevalent in the Aberdeen Art Gallery’s major redevelopment and a new facility for the English National Ballet. The RIBA celebrates state-of-the-art higher education facilities and schools like Kingston University Town House’s interlocking vertical volumes a... More
Project • By Geoplast • Heritages
CRAIG HOUSE, SCOTLAND
Craig House dates from 16th century and is a significant historical estate on the periphery of Edinburg. Today it is listed among buildings and sites in the A category of national heritage, and is used as a hospital.Our New Elevetor Tank is used to build the concrete structure ‘in situ’, released from heavy columns and beams. A tank was built to provide more efficient water management system. It took just 4 days to build the tank, providing 1,900 m3 of underground water storage space, available also for inspection and maintenance. The amount of concrete used to build the tank with New Elevetor Tank is decreased comparing to standard structure containing pillars and beams. The placement of the formwork was easy and fast, and no a... More
Project • By DO Architecture • Restaurants
Sprigg
Tom McDermott approached DO in March 2018 with an idea for a startup business, intending to deliver healthy salad based food and good coffee to the people of Glasgow from an unoccupied compact space in the Merchant City.At less than 30 sq.m the challenge was to create a space that was dynamic and utilitarian, and where the key architectural move was to celebrate the richness and colour of food as a focal point in the space.The resulting space is deliberately muted in form and colour combining Marley Equitone cement based panels around the walls with a concrete floor and ceiling. The perimeter materials form a backdrop to the sculpted ceramic counter which is formed using D-Tile, the counter homogeneously changes direction and height as... More