Client/ Architect: Richard Murphy  Completed: 2016 The Murphy house is the 2016 RIBA award winner. It is a clever and whimsical design that stitches together two developments in Edinburgh's New Town, successfully terminating a complex junction whilst addressing the hill topography. The house occupies half the existing garden and must create a dialogue on 4 separate fronts, each elevation, including the roofscape, must address its surrounds: i) The Street Edge ii) Gable End Resolution iii) Neighbouring Garden + Facade iv) Overlooking Private Garden + Privacy As you can see in the image below, the design works on a number of levels, [...]

Client: Historic Environment Scotland  Architect: HES Completed: 2017 The Engine Shed was originally constructed between 1896 and 1913, but the exact date is still unknown. As it was built as part of an important military complex, aspects of the building's construction and other important pieces of information were kept from public knowledge. However what is known is that it was used as a goods transfer shed during both world wars, before it fell into disrepair.    Historic Environment Scotland commissioned Reaich and Hall to restore the original sandstone structure, the clerestory windows and steel roof trusses and add two new sheds while integrating [...]