Rural New Build House
A challenging site on a steep hill in rural Perth and Kinross with long views. Our client has commissioned a family house with strong environmental credentials; the design looks to achieve Passivhaus standards wherever possible.
Skillion
A feasibility study looked at several options for sideways or upward extensions for this corner-site property in St. Andrews. The 1970s bungalow was limiting our clients’ growing family and a larger space for contemporary living was required.The final concept design looked to remove the existing pitched roof to create a new first floor with a double height space above the kitchen. The extra storey would provide an extra living room, 2 bedrooms, an extra bathroom plus utility space. Almost doubling their current accommodation.
Shou Sugi Barn
This generously sized house was originally designed as socialising house for a software designer, the rooms were ideal for parties, but the flow needed redesigning to work as a family house. The property offered good views across the garden to the trees but few of the garden itself and our brief was to create an extension that gave the inside / outside feel of being able to enjoy the garden even if the Scottish weather didn’t allow being outside.
St. Andrews Cottage
This residential project on the fringes of St Andrews has been designed to sensitively adapt the home for long-term living. A new porch extension and internal reconfiguration provide space for future carer accommodation, ensuring the home can evolve with its occupants’ needs. The design balances practicality with comfort, supporting independence while offering flexibility for the years ahead.
St. Andrews Residential Extension
This project involves the full internal refurbishment of a traditional period home, complemented by a bold yet sensitive rear extension. Designed to enhance flow and reconnect the house with its garden, the extension features sleek zinc cladding paired with sustainable cork spray render and two opposing pitched roofs for a contemporary look. Glazing elements are thoughtfully positioned to maximise light and views: a wraparound slot window frames the garden, a high-level window highlights a nearby historic church, and rooflights bring in morning and evening sunlight, creating a bright, welcoming living space that blends old and new.
St Andrews Transformation
This 1970’s semi-detached bungalow has been transformed into a strikingly contemporary award-winning family house. The 2-bedroom bungalow was devoid of natural light because the corridor running through the middle of the house prevented any shared light from front to back.Our solution was to rethink open plan living by creating a kitchen that is a bespoke piece of furniture and positioning it in the centre of the house, front and central. The green ‘C’ wall provided some privacy and acoustic protection to the living room whilst retaining views and light spill.
Sustainable Seafront Home
This coastal new build in St Andrews is a bold, sustainability-driven project set within a narrow, terraced plot. Designed in close collaboration with a highly ambitious client, the home integrates a range of innovative environmental strategies to create a low-impact, energy-positive dwelling.The structure is built using timber to reduce embodied carbon and wrapped in a high-performance thermal envelope to minimise heat loss. A central skylight draws daylight deep into the plan and is automated to help regulate internal temperatures throughout the day. The use of triple-glazed timber windows and a Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery system ensures year-round comfort while maximising energy efficiency.
The Brass House
Our design transforms an existing house into a 3 storey family home which is better suited to modern living, this included an open plan kitchen, dining, and living space on the ground floor.These ground floor spaces are subtly separated by a curved wall which houses a kitchen run and is offset from the ceiling to elude to one space. A small-scaled gymnasium is also located on the ground floor.
