davidblaikiearchitect

10 deanhaugh street, edinburgh, EH4 1LY t - 0131 332 1133 m- 07764 195480 e - studio@davidblaikiearchitect.co.uk w - www.davidblaikiearchitect.co.uk

The desire to create a new living, eating and playing room to link the existing kitchen to the garden was compromised by its north aspect.

To counter the lack of direct sunlight and increase the floor space of the existing service out-shoot, a new curved wall, with its head raised above the existing roof line was created. The wall was formed in shaped Glulam columns with glazing between at low level giving views out to the garden and stainless steel cladding at high level to gather sun light and reflect it down through a double height space over the garden room. Planning required the shape of the existing out-shoot to remain legible and the new scoop to be read as a freestanding element.

The design is intended to be an honest expression of the architectural solution to the clients’ brief and site parameters. It is conceived to produce an elegance of form, making reference to Scandinavian modernism in providing a sculptural, contemporary solution to the 21st century need to adapt 19th century housing.

27 hermitage gardens, edinburgh

rear elevation

ground floor plan

EAA Awards 2006 - Small Projects Award WinnerRoses Design Awards 2007 - ShortlistedSaltire Society Housing Awards 2007 - Shortlisted and Special MentionPilkington Glass National Competition - Shortlisted