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Dezeen Debate features "well-sat" mass-timber housing in Edinburgh

Deezen

Designed by the studio as a contemporary addition to the historic site, the building is Scotland's first developer-led, mass-timber housing development in Edinburgh. Named Simon Square, it consists of six flats and replaces an old builder's yard on a site closely bordered by 19th-century stone tenements, in Edinburgh's Southside.

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Ica Studio wins Architectural Excellence Award

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Walking away with the Architectural Excellence Award for its work on Virgin Hotels Edinburgh , the Ica Studio team’s heritage know-how, combined with creative talent and expertise, led to a design that was able to unlock the viability of the challenging city-centre site of the project. Image caption: Commons Club Bar Virgin Hotels Edinburgh.

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Loader Monteith and Studio SJM create woodland school in Scotland

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Scottish practices Loader Monteith and Studio SJM have completed The Harmeny Learning Hub outside Edinburgh , which is clad in larch to blend in with its woodland surroundings. High-level windows and sections of overhead glazing offer a constant, relaxing visual connection to the outdoors."

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"Did I wake up in the wrong multiverse today?" asks commenter

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In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign , which reimagines "boring" versions of UK landmarks including The Tower of London and Edinburgh Castle. Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign creates "boring alter-egos" of UK landmarks "Did I wake up in the wrong multiverse today?"

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Ten contemporary living rooms in Georgian and Victorian homes

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Edinburgh apartment, UK, by Luke and Joanne McClelland. They furnished the space using a mixture of mid-century furniture , such as the side table and green-velvet armchairs, with more contemporary touches like the graphic monochrome rug and slate-grey sectional sofa. Find out more about this Edinburgh apartment ›.

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Tigh Na Coille cottage receives "Scandi-Scot" makeover

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The bedrooms feature dramatic four-poster beds Over the years, various sections of the cornicing and architraves around the rooms had been replaced, so new parts were produced using mouldings taken from the original plasterwork. The photography is by Fran Mart.

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David Chipperfield Architects unveils Winter Olympics arena in Milan

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The strategic position of the arena creates a spacious piazza of over 10,000 square metres in the northern section of the site, which can also be used as a venue for outdoor events.". The firm is currently renovating Jenners department store in Edinburgh and recently completed a theatre for a cultural district in Jingdezhen.

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