Category: Architectural Practice of the Year

Although still a thoroughfare for industry – approximately 30,000 tonnes of timber pass through the harbour annually from the mid-argyll forests – the village of Ardrishaig at the eastern end of the Crinan Canal has suffered an economic decline since its heyday as a bustling harbour for both passenger and freight traffic. Several proposals emerged from a series of community design workshops in 2016 at which the local appetite for regeneration of the area was made clear, and these have […]

Flitch House, a garden room extension in Trinity, Edinburgh, is a contemporary interpretation of the Category-B Listed house’s original Arts & Crafts ideals. Using a material palette of light-coloured Petersen brick, Douglas fir, and oxidised copper, the project provides new living and dining areas with an emphasis on craftsmanship. This creates a warm and welcoming sequence of spaces, complemented by a reorganisation of the ground floor of the house into a home suitable for entertaining and modern family life. In […]

The Egg Shed provides a new destination for learning about the rich heritage of the village of Ardrishaig and the local area around the Crinan Canal, alongside facilities for both visitors and local residents. Space is provided for interpretation and orientation through a permanent exhibition on the history of the area, its natural heritage and the design and engineering of the canal itself, with supporting retail, a multi-purpose community space and new landscaped external public realm. Sitting adjacent to Pier […]