E & F McLachlan Architects, Old Town Housing Association, Building, Photos

Housing, North Holyrood Masterplan, Edinburgh, Scotland

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E & F McLachlan Architects - Housing, Edinburgh : Architecture  

Housing, off Holyrood Rd.
1999
E & F McLachlan

E & F McLachlan Architects
Housing, North Holyrood Masterplan: image © Steffen Schefer

For the Old Town Housing Association

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.

Housing, Edinburgh
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
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




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