Architecture

Architecture profile: Somner Macdonald on design that endures

Edinburgh's New Town. The East Lothian coast. The hills of Perthshire. For more than thirty years, Somner Macdonald Architects has designed enduring homes across some of Scotland's most demanding settings

Serenity reigns in a cleverly constructed home that prioritises connection

Picture sunshine filtering through trees and the beautiful, fleeting patterns of light and shade this gives

Crew Architects unites light and dark in this Edinburgh project

This was a beautiful house with a beautiful garden – but there was no connection between the two. Now, with an extension and a new layout, the two parts of this Edinburgh home are united at last

How one dad transformed his tenement flat into an award-winning family home

£45,000 was all architect David Brotherton needed to transform this tenement flat into an award-winning family home Words Kirsty Feerick Photography phthalo studio When David Brotherton found...

V&A Dundee celebrates Scottish architect Kathryn Findlay

Scottish architect Kathryn Findlay is being celebrated at the V&A Dundee after making history as one of the country’s top designers.

Inside five historic buildings up for Scottish Design Awards 2026

Five landmarks are in the spotlight for their significant conservation efforts, here is how they have stood the test of time

This 200-year-old manor house effortlessly straddles past and future

Inside the Georgian home of an award-winning preserve-maker, which has been made timeless by the addition of a stylish, highly functional extension

This reshaped Victorian house is a far cry from its sandstone cottage beginnings

This Victorian house has been reshaped many times over the years. Now, finally, it’s not too big and not too small, but just right for its happy owners

This converted steading is party central for its Perthshire owners

A calm, peaceful rural idyll? Yes, but only some of the time. This converted steading is also party central for its lucky owners and their wider family

This 19th-century terraced home could teach us a few things about the theory of evolution

Insulated, decarbonised and with a green roof and solar panels, this old house truly reflects the theory of evolution

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