Investing in Biophilic Design – Earth Day 2023
Earth day has rolled around again and this year we want to talk more about one of our projects that centres around the concept of Biophilic Design. Biophilic design is an approach to architecture and interior design that incorporates nature and natural elements into the built environment. The goal of biophilic design is to enhance […]
GLM partner with community group to deliver an innovation campus in the North of Scotland.
GLM partner with trailblazing community group to deliver an innovation campus in the North of Scotland.
Building Failure
Questions are being asked about why so many of the high-rise tower blocks in England, reclad over the past couple of decades, have been found to be defective and yet, so far, none have been found in Scotland. Could this be because we have a different and, dare I say better, set of Building Regulations […]
Historic Assets – a Business Briefing
Listed buildings may present challenges for owners but there is still scope for improving their commercial potential The commercial potential of historic buildings is becoming increasingly appreciated. In the digital era, “authenticity” is a more and more valuable commodity. Visitors are more likely to visit somewhere that can be thought of as a “destination” and […]
How many people does it take to change a lightbulb?
Step back in time to 2010 an idea, a design movement was born. Exposed raw materials along with raw, exposed filament bulbs, began to represent far more than a fad or bulb bandwagon, but rather it was group of people who striped everything back to true authenticity a protest and rejection of a plastic society […]
Is there anything between ruinous neglect and ruinous expenditure?
In January 2016 the seven common owners of a B Listed tenement in a conservation area were offered a grant of up to £150,000 towards the cost of a common repair scheme estimated to cost £300K. The grant offer was couched in much more complex terms but the bottom line was that the cost to […]
Leigh Brown achieves Level 3 SVQ in Business Administration
GLM are proud to announce that Leigh Brown, our office administrator, has today passed her level 3 SVQ in Business Administration. Through completing her SVQ Leigh has gained invaluable skills which she brings to her role at GLM.
Abernethy Trust receives planning consent for 44 bed extension in Cairngorm National Park
GLM are pleased to announce that The Courtyard Project at the Abernethy Trust centre in Nethybridge has today received planning consent for an extension to the existing accommodation. The extension will see a new 44 bed accommodation block designed by the GLM Architecture and Interior Design team being constructed on the site.
GLM Hosts Final Seminar in Grand Designs Series
The final instalment of our highly successful seminar series, Grand Designs not Grand Disasters: Learn the Secrets to Successful Building Projects, went out with a bang at RICS headquarters on Friday, 15 April.