Blog: Our Lady of Good Counsel
Our Lady of Good Counsel. Dennistoun, Glasgow. Architect: Gillespie Kidd and Coia Completed in 1968 Had you been asked to imagine a category A listed Catholic church, you would’ve been forgiven for imagining images of spires and a crucifix form, with tall stained-glass windows populating the elevations which then allow light to cascade upon a rigorously ordered nave. However, this time you couldn’t be more wrong. Almost bunker-like in its brutalist appearance, Our Lady of Good Counsel lacks almost any architectural characteristics of a church and had it not been for the cross above it’s doors you may not have [...]
Blog: St. Paul’s | Glenrothes
Architect: Gillespie, Kidd and Coia Completed: 1957 One of the first churches in Scotland to break away from the traditional aspects of church architecture and propose this new modern take on the typology, St Pauls was also the first church designed by both Izi Metzstein and Andy Macmillan for the renowned ecclesiastical mavericks, Gillespie, Kidd and Coia. The church was constructed to an incredibly limited budget, and with this being the case the architects had to be innovate in their approach to creating this new modern take on church architecture. This was then achieved through a simplification of their approach, centred around [...]
Blog: St Martyrs Kirk | St Andrews
Architect – Page\Park The Martyrs Kirk of St Andrews is a sanctuary for learning and research, providing St Andrews University post graduate students a place for private research and reflection. The category B listed Kirk was first completed in 1928, therefore any future and present works required an intervention/ refurbishment that was delicate, tasteful, and showcase the original characteristics. The central nave and intersecting transept provides a high vaulted ceiling above which students and faculty can congregate beneath. The openness of the nave allows for the original stained glass windows to be displayed and allow light to enter and [...]
