CASE STUDY


BOOKENDED SUSTAINABLY


A home sitting at the end of a famous Edinburgh terrace has undergone a contemporary sustainable transformation, seamlessly blending with the locality while exuding its own distinct allure


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“Achieving practical completion – and the high-end result.”


LOW POINT


“The utter failure of any of the utility companies to provide a competent level of service!”


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his self-build project sits on a well-known Edinburgh street, Circus Lane, that’s much photographed and documented not only in Scotland, but throughout the world. Therefore, attempting a renovation here was not a proposition to be taken lightly. However,


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in September 2021, architect Dugald Skene of DS Architecture was approached by a client who was keen to push the envelope, and had an interesting property for Dugald to look at. Already an experienced developer, Dugald’s client had bought what was a one-bedroom at


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