Scottish Architecture News : 2007

Silverhills Housing Photo: Keith Hunter Scottish Housing, Roseneath by anderson bell christie Robertson Group HQ Stirling Offices by Michael Laird Architects Cromarty East Church Former BBC Restoration Village finalist to get £641k Heritage Lottery Fund grant. £1.2m restoration of Cromarty East Church, on the Black Isle, to start spring 2008 Forth Crossing Forth Replacement to be cable-stayed bridge upstream of existing road bridge Garrison House Refurbished by Lee Boyd, on the Isle of Cumbrae, Ayrshire: Garrison House Aviemore Resort Cairngorm National Park Authority planning committee approve multi-million pound ski centre expansion plus 160 new homes & 2 new supermarkets. The Highland Resort Masterplan is backed by Macdonald Hotels, Tulloch Homes & Bank of Scotland Scottish House Grand Designs' return visit to Studio KAP's Leijser House Scottish Timber Ministerial Launch of Timber Development Programme & "New Timber Architecture in Scotland" Publication by Peter Wilson - Scottish Building News Sullivan Report Launch Low Carbon Building Standards Strategy for Scotland : Sullivan Report - Sustainable Architecture News National Showground BDP, Foster & Partners, HOK and make shortlisted to design Scottish National Showground, near Edinburgh Data Farm Internet Villages International plans for the ‘world's first green-powered Data Farm’ near Lockerbie: Scottish development Dundee to Build Council Houses Dundee City Council considering new council house building programme, the first major council house building for more than two decades in Dundee. Meanwhile in Edinburgh the depths of the affordable homes problem are visible with over 1000 applicants this week for a single council house Inverness Theatre Eden Court Theatre project by Page \ Park complete : Scottish theatre Aberdeen Library Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s University Library approved: Scottish library New Aberdeen stadium Report to be submitted at end of Dec re new Aberdeen football stadium Trump Golf Links News Golf resort fever hits north east Scotland with numerous recent proposals. Trump International’s plans may not materialise : Scottish Golf Development The HELIX Massive ‘Kelpie’ heads set to be built near Falkirk as The HELIX receives £25m lottery funding: canal link reconnecting Forth & Clyde Canal to the Forth Estuary plus creation of two 30m high ‘Kelpie’ heads based on the mythical Scots creatures Housing Shortfall Increase from existing 25,000 new houses per year to 35,000 demanded for Scotland. Communities & Sport Minister said the “current rate of new house building - almost 25,000 new houses last year - is simply inadequate. This is why we have proposed a national goal to increase new housing supply to 35,000 a year by the middle of the next decade”. It’s essential the majority of this supply is located in dense developments on brownfield land; the planning system also requires immediate root & branch reform: Scottish housing BRE Approved Certifiers BRE Scotland launch 2 Scottish certification schemes Brechin Town Regeneration Brechin's historic centre £3m restoreation & regeneration starts, organised by Brechin Townscape Heritage Initiative - a five-year programme of heritage-led regeneration, set up by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Nov 2007 Roseisle Distillery Approved Moray Council unanimously approved Austin-Smith:Lord Architects’ planning application for Scotland's first new whisky distillery in 30 years, by Diageo Scottish PPP Inquiry Scottish Government finance committee PPP Inquiry: Significant changes are being suggested – PPP Scotland The Elements Livingston building 121007 Castle Tioram - Vision Image © David Hogg Castle Tioram transformed from a ruin - as an image only SNH Photo: Michael Wolchover Scottish Natural Heritage HQ voted best corporate workplace in UK at BCO Awards 2007 Inverness Airport - News Highlands & Islands Airports to proceed with appointment of design team, following make architects’ initial scheme design: Inverness Airport Fife Eco-Town? Where better to have a development touted as Scotland’s first ‘Eco-Town’ than in the home county of our Prime Minister, the man who has promoted the concept. But is this a genuine ‘Eco-Town’ or yet another example of greenwash? Fife building news Scottish Architecture News - up to Oct 2007 The Haymarket The Haymarket : sensational new images released from Richard Murphy Architects Esslemont & Macintosh : Hotel Five-storey E&M building bought by C&L Properties to be 120-bed Aberdeen hotel Kildean Development Michael Laird Architects submitted plans for City Of Stirling Business Parks Ltd and Elphinstone Land Ltd: mixed-use development at Kildean Auction Market, Raploch, Stirling Scottish Sustainable Building Panel Expert panel proposed to recommend ways to make Scottish buildings more energy efficient: Sustainable Architecture News Dumfries retail development Plans for 200,000 sqft, £50m Dumfries retail development unveiled by Centros Miller Blairs College Redevelopment North East Scotland Catholic seminary redevelopment proposed by Muir Group: luxury hotel + signature golf course designed by famous Scottish golfer a golfing hero + approx. 280 residential units. Location: Blairs College, nr Banchory-Devenick Dundee Council HQ Planning submission for new Dundee City Council headquarters. Construction scheduled to start in Spring 2008 Glenbervie House Hotel Spa £30m spa village in grounds of recently-opened luxury hotel: Scottish Spa Development New student architecture award The James Miller Student Award - up to £10,000 per annum - established Jul 2007 to commemorate work of the late James Miller, Scottish architect. Open to architecture students from Scottish Schools of Architecture. Coordinated by RIAS for Mabel Harper Charitable Trust, set up by James Miller’s daughter Prince Charles - Gorbals Regeneration Prince Charles requested Brian Fitch visit Highgrove House to discuss the redevelopment of the Gorbals, Glasgow. Brian Fitch is Scottish Enterprise Glasgow's regeneration specialist and worked as project manager on the redevelopment Stirling Sports Village Plans granted for £20m Stirling Sports Village by S&P Architects Cupar Homes Three new houses in Cupar by Paterson Architects for MAB Ltd Ury Estate leisure development £40m leisure development: luxury hotel + Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course nr. Stonehaven. Developer: FM Developments Peacock Visual Arts - Centre for Contemporary Arts Planning submission for Aberdeen Contemporary Arts Centre. The proposed building is to be located at Union Terrace Gardens and is designed by Brisac Gonzalez Architects, London Glasgow Garage Demolition Planning submission by Keppie for Arnold Clark: Botanic Gardens Garage demolition Mither Kirk Project £5.1m St Nicholas Kirk redevelopment in Aberdeen Aberdeen City Council HQ Conversion of Marischal College: Aberdeen Council HQ budget capped at £80.4m RIAS Architecture Competition Dunfermline Museum Competition - Richard Murphy wins Precision Engineering Competition Shortlist of 6 whittled down to 2 - results not yet authorised Culloden Memorial Photo Credit: John Hamilton First image of Culloden building by Gareth Hoskins Architects 100707 Mull Design Guide Anderson Bell Christie Architects commissioned by Argyll and Bute Council to develop Sustainable Design Guidance for Loch Na Keal National Scenic Area, Mull. When adopted it will become Supplementary Planning Guidance Pier Arts Centre Opens Reaich and Hall Architects’ Stromness building complete Whisky distillery - Austin Smith: Lord Plans submitted for £40m whisky Roseisle distillery, Scotland's first for over 30 years Gleneagles Hotel Proposal Ochil unveil golfing hotel, course & resort next door to Gleneagles Scottish Architecture Scottish Architecture News - up to Jul 2007: Stirling Offices Castle Business Park Buildings 10 & 11 complete: Michael Laird Architects Aberdeen Energy Development Centre Energy Development Centre to promote research, design and development within the industry. The £4.73m Energy Development Centre - complete with biomass boiler & wind turbine - is due to start on site this Autumn, and include 27 business units. Located at Aberdeen Science and Energy Park at the Bridge of Don, next to Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre Jul 2007 Justice Mill Lane Approved Richard Murphy Architects’ Aberdeen development for Hazledene Estates received planning permission Jun 2007 Aberdeen Urban Village Former Richard’s textile factory £50m conversion approved in principal by Aberdeen City Council Developer: First Construction Site: Broadford Works, Maberly St Proposal: 221 flat conversions; 177 new-build flats; retail; pub; restaurant; offices Area: 8.6-acres Status: A-listed buildings incl. oldest iron-framed mill in Scotland, dated 1808 First Group HQ Approval recommended for First Group Aberdeen headquarters