Client
Mr and Mrs Thomson
Architect
Studio IMA
Contractor
MCM Melville Construction and Maintenance
Structural engineer
SF Structures
Goff Avenue
Year
2022
Location
Craigentinny, Edinburgh
Year
2022
Location
Craigentinny, Edinburgh
The conversion of a tired garage adjoining a traditional 1930s bungalow in North Edinburgh.
Using a simple palette of materials we wanted to create some depth to the façade, allow some light in and view out from the newly created utility/bathroom space. Given the use of the space and proximity to street, privacy was important.
We took the opportunity to provide some south-west facing built-in seating which was welcomed by the athlete client for stretching/changing post exercise.
The door to the utility is deliberately hidden so as not to be confused as the front door/main entrance. We painted the principal entrance red to stress this point.
With a modest budget, we specified affordable, readily available materials and applied them to a well thought out composition, combined with simple, pared-back details.
Locally sourced larch cladding was used to provide texture and warmth to the seating/privacy baffles. Corrugated aluminium was used as a nod to traditional piecemeal development often found in utilitarian offshoots in the area.
Woodside Terrace
