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| A Selection of Our Recent Projects |
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The following projects were
completed over the past year or so. The three jobs vary in character -
Dalqueich is a straightforward |
| Dalqueich Steading |
| In a rural location just west
of Kinross, the farm buildings of Dalqueich Steading were converted to a
house during the 1990s. The building is U-shaped in plan with the open side facing south. The original conversion provided living space in the north and west legs, and the east wing contained substantial storage and a large garage. |
| Harris & Johnston's brief was
to covert this east wing to provide additional habitable space (two
apartments, Kitchen and shower room) which would work in harmony with the existing house and which could also be used independently as Guest accommodation. The design takes advantage of the fine views to the south and west, with large glazed openings formed in the existing substantial stone walls. During the construction phase the brief was extended to include a large entrance porch on the north facing wall. Considerable skill and care were required during the demolition and reinstatement work, ably carried out by contractor R.K. Thomson. |
| With sustainability and energy
conservation becoming increasingly important, advantage was taken of the
scope offered by the new roof for mounting solar energy panels, To maximise efficiency, these panels are located on the south-facing roof slope and operate with the hot water storage system. A previous client had had similar panels fitted to their roof and was most impressed at the efficiency of the installation. We are therefore alert to the possibilities for such provision to be made as part of our future project designs where the opportunity exists, and where the client wishes to do so. |
| New Houses, Saughtonhall Avenue West, Edinburgh |
| The very generous garden of
the end house on Saughtonhall Drive offered scope for the erection
of a new house being accessed off Saughtonhall Avenue West. Over several years, Harris and Johnston produced firstly designs for a single storey house, then obtained Planning Permission for a two-storey block of semi-detached houses. |
| The new block was slightly
smaller in scale than the existing surrounding 1930s housing. It was
therefore decided that by modifying the external form of the block by raising the roof and introducing dormers, the client could obtain semi-detached houses of three storeys. New Planning Permission and amended Building Warrant were obtained, and this was the scheme which was eventually constructed. |
| The projects featured below
were completed over the period summer 2005 to summer 2008. There is
one new-build project in this group, the house at Leadburn, whereas the others are house extension/alteration works. |
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| similar design,
having moved in during the original Contract, were also impressed with the
finished job, and decided to undertake a similar project. On completion of the second contract, both clients agreed to have roof cleaning/painting treatment carried out, and to paint the exteriors of the properties the same colour (white) thus the two bungalows sit well together. |
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| Calder Road, Craigentinny Avenue and Roull Road, Edinburgh |
| These projects are similar in
content, being house extensions which are particularly intended to
match externally the respective existing houses, both in form and use of finishing materials. The "before", "during", and "after" states of each are well covered by the illustrations. |
| Calder Road |
| Craigentinny Avenue |
| Roull Road |
| Sunroom Extension, Charlestown, Fife |
| Our clients required
additional living space and were contemplating the options of either an
extension or the installation of a large conservatory to the front of their house. During the period of evaluation Harris & Johnston was in the midst of a fairly complicated (difficult to photograph) extension for their daughter at Craiglockhart in Edinburgh. A very efficient, tidy, performance by the builder on the Craiglockhart contract demonstrated that an extension project could be achieved by using the same team at Charlestown, without too much upheaval and stress. We were therefore commissioned to design a Sunroom Extension to provide extended living space with links to the existing living area and kitchen. As with the projects illustrated above, the building materials were chosen to match the existing. This is particularly successful due to excellent execution of facing-brick walls to the extension, which has been carried into the garden featuring brick-built raised flower beds as part of the general landscaping. |
| Sunroom, Old Kirk Road, Corstorphine, Edinburgh |
| Having been involved in
providing a two-storey "matching" side extension to this property in 2001,
we were approached by our clients to carry out one further project - a Sunroom on the south-facing rear elevation of their house. Completed in 2006 this project features substantial glazing on two walls, with a sloping slated roof, incorporating roof windows. In our current experience, initial discussions with potential clients indicate that this is the general concept of a successful sunroom, Changes to the Buildings Standards in 2007 in some cases would now reduce the area of permitted glazing, however successful results might still be achieved by imaginative interpretation of the relevant regulations. |
| Leadburn, Midlothian |
| This new house replaces the
nineteenth century farmhouse at Gray Brae Farm. Our clients had a
fairly fixed idea of the character their house should achieve, which is essentially traditional in form and materials, having pitched slated roofs, painted roughcast wall finishes, and artificial stone quoins at openings. We were commissioned to take their ideas along the design process, with design and technical input from ourselves, through to the finished farmhouse. The house sits well in its site. When proposed landscaping and paving works are complete, it will be fully in harmony with its rural surroundings. |