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Scotsman Newspaper HQ + Offices, Edinburgh
for the Barclay Brothers by CDA Architects

images from CDA Architects, Edinburgh
Grand frontage to Holyrood Road, stepped to south facing Royal Park of
Arthur's Seat.
Scotsman Newspaper, Edinburgh
This building is the home of The Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News,
papers owned by the Barclay Brothers.

The Scotsman Newspaper: image from CDA Architects, Edinburgh
The front stone facade facing Holyrood Road - featuring a large bronze
thistle sculptural emblem, Scotsman newspaper masthead - is not overly
liked by many. The symmetrical facade seems overbearing and does not seem
to suit the tenor of Holyrood Road.

Scotsman Newspaper: image © Adrian Welch
The rear facade however is more successful with luxurious terrace facing
onto Salisbury Crags, partly secluded by mature trees, and popular with
staff. The gently-vaulted gables stepping down to the parkland is a neat
solution, and the materials are much lighter and mdoern than the front.

image © Adrian Welch
The side facades of The Scotsman building are clean and ordered - relieved
by honey-coloured rusticated sandstone and subtle recessed bays - but
like the frontage, slighlty conservative compared to the general Holyrood
context, but no doubt pleasing many, including the Client.

image © Adrian Welch
Holyrood Park House,
building adjacent to The Scotsman Newspaper offices, also by CDA.
Scottish
Architecture
Buildings adjacent to The Scotsman include:
Scottish Parliament
Macdonald Hotel
Dynamic Earth
The Tun
The Scotsman Hotel, Edinburgh
- the old offices of the Scotsman Newspaper
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