Colin Armstrong Architects

Uilebheist: Highlands and Islands IoD Sustainability Event

Our David Cameron and Michael Macdonald, the team behind the Uilebheist Project were delighted to have attended the first in-person IoD event since Covid at Glen Mhor Hotel and Uilebheist Distillery. Always good to visit one of our projects as a customer for a change and brilliant to see it in full flow (no pun intended 😀 ).

Special thanks to the Institute of Directors (IoD), Saffery , Ri Cruden Ltd Mechanical, Electrical & Renewables-ltd and Victoria Erasmus of Uilebheist Distillery for organising and to all the speakers, some eye opening stories and discussions about the challenges and solutions local companies face to work towards a Carbon Zero future, not only in the construction industry.

Here are a few more images of our design for the Tomatin Distillery Visitor Hub. Can't wait to see this progress through the next design stages.

We're delighted to be have submitted a Planning Application for the new Tomatin Distillery Visitor Hub. See recent article in the P&J for more information: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/6293187/tomatin-distillery-plans-for-visitor-centre/

Wishing all our clients, colleagues & collaborators a very happy Christmas and the best of health and happiness for the New Year. Our office will close today re-opening on Wednesday 3rd January 2024.

Colin Armstrong Architects are delighted to share these fabulous images of the new microbrewery and distillery “Uile-bhest” by the Glen Mhor Hotel and Waterside Restaurant in Inverness.

Uile-bhest - Micro Brewery and Distillery, Inverness CAA are delighted to share these fabulous images of the new micro brewery and distillery “Uile-bhest” by the Glen Mhor hotel

https://www.colinarmstrong.com/haven-centre/

Haven Centre Chapelton Housing - Work on site is now well underway on CAA’s most recent housing development for The Highland Council & Highland Housing

Great to see this project get underway on site! https://www.colinarmstrong.com/chapelton-housing/

Colin Armstrong Architects, The Highland Council, The Scottish Government, City Growth Deal, HHA (Highland Housing Alliance), KLM Partnership, Cameron + Ross Consulting Engineers, Kelvin Fraser, Helica Projects, horner + maclennan landscape architecture,

Chapelton Housing Chapelton Housing - Work on site is now well underway on CAA’s most recent housing development for The Highland Council & Highland Housing

https://www.colinarmstrong.com/proposed-holiday-lodges-development-eddrachillis/

Proposed Holiday Lodges Development, Eddrachillis Proposed Holiday Lodges Development, Eddrachillis - We are excited to have achieved Planning Consent a holiday lodge development near Scourie

Wishing all of our clients, contractors and consultants a very happy Christmas and the best of health and happiness for the New Year. Our office will close today re-opening on Wednesday 4th January.

We were delighted that Colin received the Industry Excellence Award at Friday's Construction and Property Dinner, what a great achievement! Congratulations from all your colleagues at CAA Colin.

Proud to have been involved in such a transformative city centre project

Lovely day for a site visit today! Friday conundrum…any ideas as to what this is?

We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic Architectural Technician to join our busy team. Ideally applicants should have a minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience and be proficient in REVIT. We offer a highly competitive remuneration package and an excellent opportunity for career development.
Please email your CV and portfolio to [email protected]

Colin Armstrong Architects updated their phone number.

Less than six months to go before Colin undertakes what will undoubtedly be his toughest challenge yet - 100 miles per day for 5 days.

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Great to see good progress being made on our redevelopment of the old Arnotts department store on Union Street on Inverness. The scheme will deliver 53 apartments and 6 commercial units, breathing much needed life into the area, a really exciting project for the city centre!

We are seeking a creative, talented and enthusiastic Architect to join our busy team. Ideally applicants should be proficient in REVIT. We offer a highly competitive remuneration package and an excellent opportunity for career development.

Please email your CV and portfolio to [Email address hidden]

Good wishes for the New Year to all our clients, friends and collaborators!
We are open but following the announcement last week from Scottish Government we are once more working remotely from home. We have full access to all of our software and are available to meet at any time via web call.

email: [email protected]

A very happy Christmas to all our clients, colleagues and collaborators on this most challenging of years, and best wishes for a hopeful 2021.

Phase 2 of our Kyle affordable apartments looking sharp in the sun. We have enjoyed working with Compass Building and Construction to deliver this development.

Our remodelling and extension to Kintail Lodge Hotel with 7evenConstruction is beginning to take shape, can't wait to see the larch cladding and interior finishes

We are pleased to be nearing completion on this purpose-built contemporary extension to the historic Burghfield House building at the Dornoch Campus for North Highland College UHI.

The 1 and 2 storey design features include a feature glulam timber post colonnade; glazed entrance screen and foyer. The interior features a flexible classroom space with folding walls that allow the whole ground floor to be opened up to the entrance foyer for seminars and events.

The building’s envelope features windows from NorDan UK, secret fixed open-board Accoya cladding from Russwood and Greencoat standing seam metal cladding from Lindab Group; natural materials that help provide warmth and a recognisable human scale to the development. We have very much enjoyed working closely with our client North Highland College UHI and contractor O’Brien Construction to bring this development to fruition.
North Highland College UHI
Colin Armstrong Associates Chartered Architects

We are delighted to accept the Inverness Architectural Association Placemaking award for the An Talla visitor centre at Dochgarroch, Inverness. It was a pleasure to design and deliver this development and the wonderful reception it has received from the public is testament to the vision and commitment of our client Loch Ness by Jacobite.

We are also extremely grateful to the design and construction teams who collectively went the extra mile to make this a truly special project. We hope that it will be loved for years to come.

An Talla
Loch Ness by Jacobite
Morrison Construction
Pick Everard

Some of our recently completed projects are entered in this evening's Highlands and Islands Architects awards event. Watch for free at 7pm tonight by following the link below;

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../iaa-hidesign-awards-2020...

Ness Walk
Albyn Housing Society Limited (Housing Association)
An Talla
Highlands and Islands Architects

Having monitored the emerging government guidance in relation to COVID 19 we have decided to take the precautionary measure of permitting our staff to work from home, this is not mandatory although the majority of staff see this as a prudent step. We already utilise software that facilitates the operation of the office hardware and software systems remotely and are today rolling out that software to all staff. There will no doubt be some settling down of this arrangement for us to experience however, in theory, our capabilities are in no way diminished. All staff are recording workload and resource requirements to apprise management in order appropriate resource allocation decisions can be taken.

Should we experience any disruption to delivery of our services, we will keep you fully informed.

Please continue to contact us via our normal office email addresses.

Colin Armstrong Architects wish you all a wonderful Christmas and best wishes for 2020 🎅🤶

We are delighted to have assisted Ark Estates (Scotland) Ltd in providing the global wind farm company Enercon with their new distribution and training hub on the Inverness Airport Business Park 😁

Works progressing well with the 49 home development at Balvonie, Inverness for Albyn Housing Society Limited (Housing Association)