E & F McLachlan Architects, Old Town Housing Association: Building Housing, North Holyrood Masterplan, Edinburgh: for the Old Town Housing Association

E & F McLachlan Architects: Housing, Edinburgh

E & F McLachlan Housing, off Holyrood Rd., 1999 Housing, North Holyrood Masterplan: image © Steffen Schefer For the Old Town Housing Association Housing, North Holyrood Masterplan: image © Adrian Welch Restrained brick housing (amongst the colourful but largely sterile new housing schemes in this area) with clean and interesting detailing, but low budget restrictions apparent. North Holyrood Masterplan: image © Adrian Welch A mature work blending well-articulated forms, simple rhythms and solid materials; the brick, unusual for Edinburgh, takes inspiration from the adjacent buildings, one being the 'Clock Tower' - a derelict part of the former Brewery. North Holyrood Masterplan: image © Adrian Welch Adjacent housing for the Old Town Housing Association: Canongate Housing by Richard Murphy Architects Old Town: North Holyrood Masterplan photo © Adrian Welch 270907 Scottish Architecture: best Scottish Buildings of the last three decades Scottish Housing Edinburgh Walking Tours Edinburgh News Edinburgh : back to index