Plans dropped for music school at the Royal High
PLANS have been dropped to turn one of Edinburgh’s most iconic buildings – the Royal High School – into a music school. The decision –…
Category: Renovation / restoration
Gasholder re-imagination continues apace
WORK continues apace to re-imagine a gasholder in north Edinburgh as, among other things, an arts space. The local authority, The City of Edinburgh Council,…
Prospects looking good for meat sheds restoration
PROSPECTS are looking good for the restoration of former industrial sheds just east of Glasgow city centre. Although plans for the warehouses are technically at…
New lease of life for Victorian building
A VICTORIAN building in the east end of Glasgow has been converted into office and studio space. The building – which had been used as…
Competition launched to re-imagine the Cumbernauld Centre
A COMPETITION has been launched to re-imagine one of Scotland’s most significant – yet controversial – buildings. The hope of the competition – being run…
Killie climbing centre created in former church
AN indoor climbing centre has been opened in a former church in Kilmarnock, its eight-year, £4.5m programme part-funded by the Architectural Heritage Fund. Says the…
Retrofit planning application for two Edinburgh 11-storey blocks
DETAILED planning permission has been submitted to Edinburgh’s city council, to carry out a retrofit – to high energy-efficiency standards – to two, 11-storey blocks…
Glasgow boathouse restored and ready again for rowers
A BOATHOUSE on the banks of the River Clyde, by the major Glasgow park, Glasgow Green, has been restored and officially re-opened for rowers. Sunday…
Reconfiguration complete for Edinburgh fire station
THE Edinburgh section headquarters of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has undergone a remodelling, to make it much more efficient and capable of housing…
Work expected to begin immediately on restoration of Royal High School building
WORK is expected to begin “immediately”, to transform one of Edinburgh’s most iconic and cherished buildings into a music school and cultural centre. After decades…