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Architecture Scotland: Annual 2007

This year's annual will feature Scotland's Best Buildings as voted for by the public and architects themselves.
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This category includes Public Arts and Community buildings that were completed after May 2007. To find buildings from previous years please use the archive and search functions on the left menu.
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Buildings 1-15 out of 17 displayed.
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Space Solutions were commissioned to provide a turnkey service to redesign and refurbish the existing Aberdeen Solicitor’s Property Centre. The 3 storey city centre building directly off Union Street, Aberdeen was transformed into a state of the art property service centre for the public and local solicitor’s network within...

This project altered and converted an existing single storey timber framed chalet near Stockbridge in Edinburgh into an artist’s studio.
The existing roof was raised to the front to create a continuous high level glazed clerestorey to allow large amounts of light into the space. The windows were simplified and external sliding...

At a time when the national press deplores the closures of GPO services in towns and country, we were delighted to submit fee quotation for a new shop & post office, three bedroomed house and area for a pre-school playgroup on a new site in the Main Street of Auchencairn, near Dalbeattie on the Solway Coast.

Apart from the...
Site
The site is steeply sloped from north to south and successfully incorporating this height difference into the project is an integral part of the building design. The site is 0.4 hectares in total.

Building Users
The building provides facilities for four different user groups...
The Culloden Battlefield Memorial Centre is the result of an international design competition held by the National Trust for Scotland in 2004.The project includes the reinterpretation and reinstatement of the landscape of the battlefield. The new 2400sqm centre was designed in collaboration with international exhibition designers Ralph...
This visitor centre, designed Simpson and Brown Architects, at Dawyck Botanic Gardens, near Stobo, was funded by the Scottish Government and Scottish Borders Enterprise. Opened during the 30th anniversary year of Dawyck coming into the care of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh it is the first of a new generation of 'Gateway' buildings for the...
Opened in 1976, Eden Court Theatre plays a pivotal role in the cultural life of Inverness and the Highlands and Islands.

In recent years it has become clear that the theatre’s existing accommodation needed to be refurbished and extended to provide for a broader range of cultural activities and expand it’s conference...
The new building replaces the church’s old hall, which was an uninviting space that discouraged community access. The existing late-Victorian church itself is focused on a rose window over the pulpit with its simple inscription ‘God is Love’.

The new building uses a window to engage with both the landscape and the...
Manchester is becoming a perfect example of a city re-presented through the developers’ language of branding, where flats are called "living spaces", properties are sold as a "lifestyle" and the heritage is marketed as "exclusive loft spaces".

The neon sign was installed for three month on the...
This little heritage museum on the historic Isle of Lismore (God’s garden) has rapidly become the community focus for the island.

Located at Port a Carron on land donated by a member of the Comann Eachdraidh, it comprises a traditionally built thatched croft house, Tigh Iseabal, (built 2001) and a timber clad, grass-roofed...
Live is the latest phase in the regeneration of Dundee’s most popular Night Club.

“Live” is a custom designed live music venue for 1500 people and in addition to the main performance space there is a chill out area , a VIP lounge and a green room suite.

The main area is inspired by a black box studio...

Lothian Chambers was constructed in 1904 (J MacIntyre Henry) as the civic headquarters for Midlothian County Council. It is a high quality (B) listed building and forms part of a major urban grouping along with St Giles’ Cathedral, the City Chambers and the Signet Library. As part of their Fit for Future initiative the City of Edinburgh...

First public swimming pool and spa facility on the Isle of Mull
inspire is an award winning registered charity that aims to improve the quality of life for people with learning disabilities in North East Scotland. The charity approached Space Solutions to tender for developing a design for a 12,500sq ft purpose built multi-resource centre on a brown field industrial site to the east of the city centre.
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Lee Boyd Architects are proud to have been involved with the Garrison House project over the last 5 years. The project was formally opened on the 10th of March 2008 by the Scottish Regional Manager for the Heritage Lottery Fund and is now being enjoyed by the people of Millport and visitors to the island of Cumbrae.

Garrison House,...