The Sheiling, Lochgilphead – Argyll Property
The Sheiling is a Victorian villa sitting between two waterways; Loch Fyne on one side and the Crinan Canal on the other, with views of the loch and Arran in the distance beyond.
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The Sheiling is a Victorian villa sitting between two waterways; Loch Fyne on one side and the Crinan Canal on the other, with views of the loch and Arran in the distance beyond.
Scottish Building News 2012 – Architecture in Scotland: The main structure of Glasgow’s newest entertainment venue has been completed after more than one million work hours. Engineers secured the last roof bolt on the 12,000-seater.
WL Gore Associates Livingston, Scotland – design by Michael Laird Architects – Livingston offices, West Lothian building, Scottish office building
The new school accommodates up to 231 primary school children and includes eight classrooms, an assembly hall and dining area, a nursery with 30 morning and 30 afternoon place, a general purpose room, a community library, administration accommodation and changing facilities.
The construction of the new Ben Wyvis primary school in Scotland has been undertaken by Barr Construction on behalf of the Highland Council with the objective of meeting the highest standards of teaching accommodation, site facilities and sustainability.
The latest Scottish statistics published by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) and Bank of Scotland both highlight the main obstacle to recovery in the housing market according to home building industry body Homes for Scotland.
The new wing at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife is now open. The 500 bed extension to the existing hospital building was delivered by Balfour Beatty for NHS Fife through a Public Private Partnership.
Keppie Design has been appointed to design the redevelopment of Ross County Football Club. The project will see the Club’s Victoria Park stadium in Dingwall upgraded in preparation for promotion to the Scottish Premier League next season.
The Heritage Lottery Fund announces a grant of £1million to the Abbotsford Trust that will help ensure the future of the Scottish Borders home of Romantic writer and poet, Sir Walter Scott.
Brothers Chris and John Houston – both renowned for their rugby – are playing a vital role in the Forest Pitch arts and soccer project which is one of Scotland’s main contributions to the Cultural Olympiad.
The starting point for the Mill project was the few freestanding walls that remained on the site. The existing walls created a series of courtyards, some of which has begun to be re-inhabited by nature.
Fairydean Stadium, Galashiels building – design by Peter Womersley, architect – Gala Fairydean Stadium, Scottish Borders concrete building, architecture: Peter Womersley Scotland.
Built to service Dunfermline’s East Area expansion, the brief called for a high quality design to provide a highly functional, sustainable school fit for a modern curriculum and to be adaptable to future needs.
BMS Annex Building, University of St Andrews: the brief was driven by scientific vision to create new academic positions to promote interaction between research groups within the building and also to the adjacent buildings.
Linlithgow buildings, West Lothian, Scotland – Palace, Parish Church of St Michael, Burgh Halls, Monument, Town Centre – historic Scottish Town: Linlithgow architecture.
University of the West of Scotland’s new £70million Ayr Campus is one step closer following the granting of full planning consent and approval for land transfer from South Ayrshire Council.
London-based practice Raw Architecture Workshop secures planning approval for a private rural house at Camusdarach Sands, Morar, Scotland. The 150m2 dwelling will be situated on exposed, steeply sloping, former rough grazing land with views towards the islands of Eigg, Rum and Skye.