Edrom Steading
Our Mission
Securing the future of a rural farm steading by converting it into contemporary family homes in the Scottish Borders.
GLM’s first involvement at Edrom Steading near Duns was for the original landowner who wanted to sell this magnificent Category A listed building with beneficial planning consent for its conversion into residential units.
Having briefly looked at other possible uses such as a single dwelling or a care home, it was decided that a residential development would offer the greatest return.
The project was undertaken by developer Prime Property Ventures and the work was carried out to a very high standard.
Changing farming practices had made this imposing Grade A Listed steading surplus to requirements, but GLM helped secure its future by transforming it into eight high-quality contemporary dwellings. As this steading had stood empty for many years, the challenge GLM faced was converting it into dwellings worthy of its original purpose.
Our Director and Head of Architecture, David Johnson, had honed his design skills on several previous historic farm-building conversion projects and really excelled at creating an ingenious scheme that resulted in spectacular houses.
Securing a sustainable future for important rural buildings such as Edrom Steading is generally warmly welcomed by the local authority, and so securing planning consent for 7 high-quality spacious dwellings was relatively straightforward. The external appearance of the building was very much left as existing, utilising large arched openings for dramatic views and daylight.
The internal spaces involved contemporary 3-dimensional volumes of space with bridges, balconies and vaulted ceilings. The biggest challenge on this project was its technical implementation for the subsequent owner and developer. Careful detailing and a pragmatic approach to conservation ensured this project was completed to a high level of design and execution whilst also being commercially successful.
