Community

Refurbishment of a prominent A-listed church to improve access and to create accommodation for a new hall, meeting rooms and offices. Works involved detailed surveys, specifying repairs, alterations and interventions including a new lift, staircase and single storey extension constructed above the Crypt.

Repairs and conservation of a B listed church including restoration of a 500 year old heraldic ceiling. We carried out a condition survey, specified structural repairs and were involved in developing a strategy for forming a temporary crash deck below the ceiling, spanning between the clerestory to keep the Nave free from scaffolding during the works.

A new contemporary extension to an existing Victorian Church, to provide better space for the congregation and wider community. The multi-functional space can be divided up using sliding screens and is lit by two large roof lights.

Conservation and repairs to medieval Chapel. Since 2005 E&Co have been the structural consultants for the preservation and restoration of the scheduled mediaeval chapel, and associated new visitor facilities and improved access. Considerable care has been taken to assess the existing structure and detail the required stonework repairs.

Restoration of an 18th century farmhouse to provide a community meeting place, café, garden and workshops. The facility runs classes, workshops and training courses in a variety of crafts and skills aimed at all age groups. The building was repaired and restored conserving historic features. Four new workshops were constructed which were built to look like traditional farm stable barns.

The church is located in a thriving residential part of Edinburgh, but had very little additional ground. The new church hall is neatly fitted in being the church, against boundary wall with zinc cladding. It was designed with internal spaces lit by large roof lights and it has large retracting doors etc. to allow space to be used by a great variety of configurations. It is so well used by a wide variety of community groups that the church is considering extending the facilities to the other side of the building.

The City of Edinburgh Council commissioned an exemplar timber framed 60 bed care home and day centre, designed on sustainable principles and ‘secured by design’ in line with the city plan for older people “A City for All Ages”. A biomass boiler provides heating and natural ventilation has been incorporated into the design.

The prominence and location of the building in the tourist heart of Edinburgh meant that there was only room for two portacabins on the High Street and access to the adjacent pend had to be kept clear at all times. The project involved remodelling of the existing 1960s building to replace the 100-seat theatre in basement, with circulation spaces on the ground floor linking into John Knox’s House, while retaining upper floor offices.

Structural consultants to the Dunblane Museum Trust who wished to improve their facilities while retaining the character of the museum, which is housed in the Dean’s House - a C17th and C18th building fronting onto The Cross, and three adjoining C18th cottages. Floors were strengthened, circulation spaces rationalised, and the 1970’s extension was replaced with a new two-storey building with a glazed link.