Crew Architects

STONE: Layers of old and new in harmony

Great craft of the stone Mason, can’t wait to see the works complete

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Site photo seeing the family bathroom coming together at our project in the Grange. Beautiful colours chosen by the clients - no26 Downpipe & no299 De Nimes

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Always exciting to see the finishing touches start to come together on site. This is one of our current projects in the Grange with the new attic stairwell with LED lighting and no47 Greensmoke and no293 Jitney finishes

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C O L T B R I D G E

One thing that is so easy to forget after completion of a construction project is the process of getting to the end result.

This week we want to show appreciation and reflection on the process. Starting with the Coltbridge project; opening up the rear spaces to improve circulation and create a bright and airy kitchen with open plan dining and sitting space providing connection to the garden.

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We do enjoy a before and after!

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Some lovely photos received from clients this week now they have populated their new greenhouse 🌿🪴

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C O L T B R I D G E

A balance of contemporary design working in harmony with traditional materials and features.

Glazed extension with the glazing by raggled into the stonework to limit the intersection between the new extension and the original building facade, enabling the beautiful stonework to be read and expressed cohesively with the new extension

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T R I N I T Y

This week we reflect on the importance of the structural design to achieve ‘simple’ architecture.

The projects that appear simple and clean tend to have the most complexity and our trinity project was no exception

Thanks to for their expertise in bringing this design (structurally) to life

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This week’s theme of images has subconsciously become about bright and airy spaces with their connection to external landscapes (must be the change in weather, albeit currently looking out to rain!)

Therefore it only seemed fitting to include the completely open design between internal and external spaces of the Kent project

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The importance of connection with nature and landscaping is fundamental in many of our projects

We wouldn’t mind being able to sit in this spot each day….

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Chamberlain project
Still our cover image on our website for a reason!

We love the composition of this image, maximising on the daylight from the glazing and the pops of colour!

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Making a house a home! New extension from outside looking in with glazing captured by .photography

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One of our smallest projects in the office that was recently completed by - upgrading of an existing greenhouse with a full new frame and glazing with the retaining and reuse of the mid height walls and base

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.photography night time shot capturing the external to internal expression of the stonework within the new extension at the Cobden project

The contemporary extension with dark charred Shou-Sugi-Ban®️ cladding compliments the dark tones in the existing stonework

The stonework looking good as new with the re-pointing by

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Maximising storage and simplicity in this kitchen in the Grange

Clean lines, flush and effective

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Utility rooms continued!

The Coltbridge project revised the location of the rear door to enable ease of access from the new utility room to the rear garden. There is storage behind the doors shown, keeping the layout clean and simple but effective.

Also the addition of the great invention that is the clothes pulley!

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Kicking off the week with utility rooms!

Whilst always seen as a ‘back of house’ space, utility spaces are functionally vital in most projects which was the case here for the Cobden project.

It is therefore important that we utilise these spaces as much as possible to maximise the storage and use.

You can never have too many coat hooks!

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Appreciation post for the beautiful cornice on one of our projects currently on site in the Grange.

Wall paint colour: no28 Dead Salmon

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Oliver Chapman, an architect’s architect.

Remembering my dear friend and mentor. He will be greatly missed.

Gillian

Ps. He would have hated me calling him ‘my mentor’

Night time shots received from .photography for the Cobden Crescent project

We love how transparent the transition from inside to out and the exposure of the existing stone work internally is portrayed in this shot

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One of our favourite before and afters!

The connection from the main hallway front door to the rear garden was so important in the Fountainhall Road project and was the starting point for the design proposals

With double doors able to close off or keep open the space

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Continuing this weeks kitchen appreciation with the Cobden Crescent kitchen supplied by and fitted by the main contractor

The modern and retro colours of the kitchen contrasted well with the traditional character of the property.

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A kitchen is integral to any home and it’s important for us to showcase the kitchen designers we have worked with on our recent design projects that have completed over the last few years - the first at our Fountainhall Road project with the kitchen by

We particularly enjoy the scale of this kitchen with the large island unit that becomes integrated with the dining seating area. The flush details also work well with the balance of traditional and contemporary design features with this project.

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A sink series!

A detail shot of the lovely Corten steel shelf and ceramic wash hand basin from and tile splashback - Verdigris Metal Effect porcelain by

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The Kent project at dusk

The contemporary sharpness of the pitched extension to compliment the pitch of the existing house with clarity in the materiality with the Kentish roof tiles.

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Kicking off the last week of January with a great before and after of the recently completed Greenhouse refurbishment.

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As you can see as part of the design we retained elements of the functionality of the greenhouse with the deeper lower shelving and shallower mid height shelving to allow for larger plants to sit and grow in front of the mid height shelf.

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We love the ‘straight on’ shots by .photography and we want to show some of the recent projects captured in such a way this week, first up is this shot of the Cobden extension project.

The sedum blanket green roof peeking out above!

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A key apsect of the Fountainhall road project was to connect the house to the impressive rear garden which was achieved with the addition of the new extension.

We also wanted to provide a clean transition from the existing house to the new extension which we formed using veneered timber panelling as a wrap around and ‘punch out’ between the existing and new spaces.

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Inviting glow and warmth from within, we love the simplicity of the Coltbridge extension with recessed blinds within the ceiling for privacy

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From outside to in with the picture window at the Fountainhall Road project. The window not only provides visual connection to the beautiful rear garden but is centrally located within the circulation space that separates the seating area from the kitchen.

Visual connection to the Garden.

The clients wanted the colour strip as a feature to define the separate spaces as well as correlate with the picture window.

The beautiful recessed shelving pockets and timber framing carried out by the main contractor

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New Year | New Content

Our offices are now back open after the festive break and it’s been lovely to come back to the Cobden kitchen by and fitted by in the January & February 2024 Issue of

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