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The new Kirkcaldy Leisure Centre presents its ‘public’ face to the Esplanade and the waterfront seeking to energise both with a dynamic and active façade that strives to become a positive catalyst for future waterside development.
Saltire Society Housing Design Awards Guest Chair Lesley Riddoch today announced the 76th Saltire Society Housing Design Awards with Margaret Burgess, Minister for Housing and Welfare presenting the Awards at a ceremony in Glasgow.
Stirling Tolbooth by Richard Murphy Architects represents a major and confident insertion into a historic building that is all too rare in Scotland. The contrast of old and new, subtle and strident is exciting and the complexity astounding.
Opening of Stirling Castle’s Renaissance royal palace after a £12 million refurbishment. Historic Scotland project to return the royal apartments in the palace to how they may have looked in the 1540s.
Jacobite Cruises’ Loch Ness visitor centre project designed by cameronwebsterarchitects (Glasgow) has been suspended. Jacobite Cruises was given full planning permission in 2011 for the £2.5m visitor centre building at Brackla.
The two-storey building is built partly into the hillside to reduce its scale and has a calm contemporary appearance and open plan as a foil to the highly decorated and hierarchical Scottish Baronial architecture of Sir Walter’s masterpiece.
“Set on an historic waterfront site, this is an important cultural facility. This building embraces theatre, cinema and performance, reflecting and encouraging creativity.”
“Built out of a former croft, this new home has a rugged, almost natural, presence within the island landscape. Drawing upon history, this building also very positively signals its newness.”
With the building process completed, Three Glens, the ultra modern eco farmhouse is finally a reality. Designed by Mark Waghorn Architects.
Excitement is mounting in the Highland Perthshire town of Aberfeldy as the launch of the restored Birks Cinema approaches on 19th April with a Willy Wonka type golden ticket event.
This building is the latest contribution to a long collaboration with our client, beginning with construction of their farmhouse in 1999.
Balmond Studio and The Gretna Landmark Trust are delighted to announce that “Star of Caledonia” today received planning approval from Dumfries & Galloway Council. This brings the vision to create a world class landmark, designed by world-leading artist/designer Cecil Balmond and Dumfriesshire’s eminent land artist Charles Jencks, on the border between Scotland and England one step closer.
Scotland’s oldest work theatre, a suspension bridge and two mills are among the recipients in the latest round of Historic Scotland’s Building Repair Grants worth almost £600,000. In total six historic sites across Scotland will receive funding totalling £587,049 through this grants scheme.
The scheme makes financial help available to property owners to meet the cost of high-quality repairs using traditional materials and specialist craftsman to conserve original features in buildings of special architectural or historic interest. In return, owners must maintain the building and allow some access to visitors.
Gleneagles Hotel proposal: Ochil unveil golfing hotel, course & resort next door to Gleneagles in Perthshire, Scotland. Planning application lodged for major championship golf course + clubhouse; 180-room five-star hotel; masterplan for 250 luxury houses.
Bowmer & Kirkland, one of the UK’s most successful privately owned construction, engineering and development groups, recently started work on site and will be overseeing the project through to completion.
Regeneration projects in Irvine Bay are set to benefit from more than £5 million of funding from the Scottish Government, after Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement yesterday.