This section represents a significant part of the Practice’s day-to-day activities and is
the most varied. Many of the projects of this scale are property upgrades for the
investment market, usually at the upper end of it.

Young Street, New Town Edinburgh: For the investment / rental market, this flat
was completely upgraded with new plumbing, heating, kitchen and shower-room. Completed in 2001.

Blackford Road, Edinburgh: This property, which is a ground floor flat in a previously
converted villa, was completely refurbished with extensive re-modelling to create an
en-suite shower room, a new stair to the previously inaccessible basement and the
enlargement of the living room by incorporating part of the hall. The opening to the redundant hall was enhanced with a pair of new Tuscan columns. Completed in 2002.

Claremont cottage, Midlothian: This property was badly run down and poorly
'improved’ in the past. The bathroom dormer window was particularly unsightly and
ruined the charm of what was an attractive country cottage. The brief was to address
the outward appearance, improve the amenity of the second bedroom by creating a
new dormer window, improve the amenity of the existing kitchen by creating a new
window in the gable wall and create a new WC on the ground floor. The latter
requirement was particularly challenging but overcome by exploiting the generous
under-building void and siting the WC under the stair half landing and creating access
to it with a new short flight of steps. It was completed in February 2005, bar decoration.

Arnwood Drive: Glasgow. The sub-division of a substantial 4-storey (attic, two
principal floors and a lower garden level) house. This involved major alterations to
provide new kitchens and bathroom including en-suite facilities. The existing elaborate
staircase was partly dismantled and re-configured to provide independent access to
the ‘double-upper’ property. The client is a Project Manager and is co-ordinating all
work on site much of which is being carried out on a self-build basis by her and her
husband. With careful detailing of the existing stair and new stair to the lower ground
floor, we managed to avoid that ‘converted look’ that can detract many conversions of
this kind. Construction is still on-going but the upper property is now complete.

Regent Terrace, Edinburgh: The complete upgrade of a flat within a converted
grade A terraced town house in 2000.

Clarence Street, Edinburgh : Complete refurbishment of a lower basement flat with
new heating, plumbing and wiring. Remodelled bathroom, new en-suite shower room,
walk-in wardrobe and a new kitchen. Completed in 2002.

Lanark Road, Juniper Green, Edinburgh. Complete gutting of an existing semi-
derelict house / workshop to create a new family house with three bedrooms, living
room, kitchen, garden room, WC, bathroom and an e-suite shower room. Completed
in 2005.

Clarence Street, Edinburgh: Remodelled bathroom and new en-suite shower room
in a First floor Georgian flat. Completed in 2003.

Royal Terrace, Edinburgh: Formation of an en-suite shower room. Completed in 2002.

Warriston Grove, Edinburgh: Converting an existing storage area into an en-suite
facility and re-modelling the kitchen. Completed in May 2005.

Kinniston Farm, Fife: Structural alterations to provide large family kitchen and new conservatory. Completed in 2000.

St Johns Road, Edinburgh: Conversion of a former stable and workshop into a two
bedroom house in a Mews style setting. Here the workshop was demolished and a one
and a half storey extension added to the mews. Completed in 2001.

Lauriston Place, Edinburgh. This project involved the complete modernisation of a
top floor flat with a magnificent hexagonal living room. A new kitchen and bathroom as
well as an en-suite shower room was installed. Completed in 2000.

Carfrae Grove Edinburgh: General alterations to provide an improved stair access
to attic level and the amalgamation of two single bedrooms to form a master bedroom
with en-suite facilities. Also the addition of a sunroom to the rear. Completed in 1998.

Gillespie Crescent: The conversion of two box rooms into a kitchen with the former
kitchen becoming a family dining room. The new kitchen and family room are open-plan. Completed in 2003.

Bretabister, North Nesting Shetland: This is a major one and a half-storey extension
to a dreary single storey, 2-bedroom 70’s kit house to create a large house with a more
appropriate appearance for it’s fine setting overlooking South Nesting Bay. An
agricultural shed with integral kennels complete the development for our sheep-farmer
client. This is a largely self-build project, which is due for completion in summer 2005.

Eyre Crescent, Edinburgh: Extensive renovation of this 4-bedroom flat including
HMO requirements has produced a fine flat. The improvements include a completely
new bathroom in an existing box-room to replace the ‘hopeless’ typical narrow
Edinburgh bathroom, which has been converted into an en-suite shower room and a
separate WC. A modern kitchen and an extended kitchen / dining room complete the
alterations. Our client, a London businessman, likes it so much he keeps it as his Edinburgh pied-a-terre. Completed in 2003.