Blog: Dundee Contemporary Arts
1999 Architect: Richard Murphy After completing a full 6 years of study at the University of Dundee, it would be almost rude not speak about this building which became a daily sight as you walk from the Matthew building into town for the daily essentials or a visit to Dr Noodles This quiet yet striking piece of scottish architecture sits quietly set back from the Perth road and on the perfect axis of Tay Street. The most interesting part for me is the use of materials, the idea of inserting this new building into the former shell of a former [...]
Blog: Chapel of Saint Albert the Great
2013 Architects: Simpson & Brown This little chapel nestles at the base of the Category A townhouses, obscured from the busy thoroughfare that is the Meadow Walk by the low wall and shrubbery. From personal experience, the quaint chapel is easily missed on ones journey through to the popular green but is well worth a visit. The sandstone-clad clay blocks give the otherwise light building a weighty solid feeling, sitting well within the landscaped surroundings, framing the sanctuary in Oak, masonry and corten steel against a green natural backdrop. The angled windows draw the eye forwards, keeping focus on the [...]
Blog: Cellardyke, Fife
Situated along Fife’s rugged coastline, you find quaint fishing villages hugging the waters edge. Visitors are attracted to the area for a multitude of reasons including the scenic views, expansive coastline and cultural heritage. However the last thing they expect to find is foreign architecture. A noticeable feature to Fife’s architectural language, and that of my own own Cellardyke, is the Flemish influence on roofing types. Centuries past Scotland had strong trading links with Holland and as Fife is situated on an eastern peninsula it found that many Dutch traders who would stop here to trade bright red pantiles for [...]
Blog: Bayes Centre
2018 Architect: Bennetts Associates Client: University of Edinburgh The Bayes Centre is a large research institute for the University of Edinburgh. Located in the heart of the City, it has become an iconic landmark of the Uni campus, and a very engaging piece of architecture. The architects have responded well to the street edge condition, using the building form to retain the inner city institutional typology whilst using large atriums and courtyards to provide the otherwise voluminous building with a sense of transparency and light. With striking sightlines within and across the courtyards, the building resents as engaging and navigable, [...]
