Architecture
GLM Project Features On Scotland’s Home of the Year
GLM are delighted to share that one of our recent residential projects, Randolph Crescent, has featured on the popular BBC…
Redeveloping John O’ Groats: Bringing the design to life
Bringing John O' Groats to life through construction management - Neil reflects on the site phase at JoG.
Redeveloping John O’ Groats: Designing an iconic destination
Neil, Project Architect, reminisces on how he came to design a bold and contemporary, Scandi-inspired addition to the bleak and dilapidated Inn at John O' Groats. This is the first blog in a series marking ten years since the redevelopment was officially opened.
Farm Diversification Gets the Go Ahead
GLM, working with our long-standing client, have received planning consent for the regeneration and diversification of Haithwaite Farm, Cumbria.
Restoring St. Oswalds Centre
Works to restore St Oswalds Centre in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh are progressing well with phase one works underway.
How to get the most value out of a building project
Architects have a reputation for not caring about cost. While sometimes that reputation is unfortunately deserved, I believe that more…
Conservation Accreditation: Project Approach Example
At the start of the year, David Johnson finally gained his accreditation in conservation architecture with the RIAS. Wondering how…
Project Reflections : 1 Grosvenor Crescent
This once magnificent Victorian townhouse had been for many years the headquarters of the Land Tribunal (Land Court). As a…
Symbolism in modern church architecture
I recently finished reading Theology in Stone by Richard Kieckhefer (read my review here). It explores four key aspects of…
Creative Architecture – The Rationalisation of Whimsy
I set myself quite a challenge with such a ridiculously pretentious title, but it got stuck in my head. Even…
Why Church Buildings Are Shaped Like They Are
One of the things that fascinates me about church buildings is not just the raw architecture but also what it…
When a Newly Built Chapel Becomes a Place of Worship
On a construction project, completion is marked in various ways – by certifying Practical Completion, the local authority accepting the…
