Archie MacAlister, Chartered Architect, Edinburgh: Featured Projects


Rosebery Crescent Lane

				This constitutes a new dwelling house formed from two mews flats and garages within Edinburgh's New Town Conservation Area. A complete restoration of the accommodation was required, with new stair access to the open plan upper floor living area and bedrooms. At ground level a new garden room extends from the
				kitchen/dining area into the raised garden at the rear.

This is a new conservatory extension to a studio at first floor level within Edinburgh's Murrayfield Conservation Area. It is built off a steel frame which straddles raised garden beds and was detailed to fit between old walnut and birch trees. This has resulted in a rather sophisticated tree house, filled with dappled light and the garden theme is further enhanced by steel leaves welded to the structure at significant junctions.


Gorstan of Garve

This is the complete refurbishment of a derelict croft where the existing roof was removed and the existing wall heads heightened to provide wide external roof overhangs. These provide sheltered viewing of the southern strath and comfort to summer swallows. The additional volume allowed for a mezzanine sleeping area served by a spiral staircase.

Although I now choose to specialise in residential projects I have previously built
major works for diverse clients in the Judiciary, Education, Social Works and
Police (right) and a miscellany of building types in the private commercial world.
I have assisted in Government decision making by preparing feasibility studies
and investment appraisals for the Royal Museum of Scotland and the National
Library of Scotland. However the interest in residential work has been at the heart
of the practice since its inception when I designed and patented a method of timber
construction which was developed from post-graduate study in Eastern Europe and
Scandinavia. This interest moved on to an early involvement with timber frame
construction in this country and the associated logic of standardised building
elements.

Current projects include:

Garden Room extension, Douglas Crescent
Garden Room & Dining/Kitchen extension, Barnton Gardens
Kitchen/Dining & Bedroom/Study extension, Durham Road
Kitchen/Dining extension with garden deck, Hillpark Way
Garden Room, Kitchen/Dining extension & Attic Bedroom upgrade with new
Shower Room, Greenbank Road
Garden Room, Kitchen/Dining, Bedroom & Attic Bedroom, Shower Room
extensions, Craigleith Gardens
Kitchen/Dining/Living extension, Saughtonhall Avenue
Attic extension & upgrade, East Barnton Avenue

L & B Police HQ
Communications

St Helens ATC, Edinburgh

Extension of ground floor living areas - opening out onto a private garden, as at Blackhall....


....or developed attic spaces, transformed to provide bright, open living accommodation, as at Balgreen....

....or a traditional bungalow, extended to provide an enlarged kitchen/dining area where new spaces are defined by a change of level, as at Craigmount.



Corstorphine Road


....or to wide angle horizon, as at Musselburgh....

....or a more gently-lit bedroom, as at Murrayfield....