reimagining the much- loved mews typology in edinburgh
Pend has completed Canon Mews, the practice’s debut development project site in Edinburgh’s Canonmills into a pair of contemporary, design-led mews homes...
As an architect-led development, Canon Mews embodies Pend’s ambition to place design quality at the forefront, reimagining the much-loved mews typology to create two, three-bedroom homes that balance light, privacy and outdoor space within a modest urban footprint. Built on a constrained brownfield site, Pend unlocked the
site from within. Rather than expanding upward or outward, the design maximises by carving light, outlook and space into the centre of each home. Inspired in part by Tadao Ando’s Row House in Osaka,
Pend has reinterpreted the mews house typology through a series of internal courtyards and terraces, using light as the primary architectural tool. While traditional Edinburgh mews properties are often
overlooked or lack usable outdoor space, Canon Mews turns its constraint into a defining feature. Each home is wrapped around a private outdoor courtyard, providing natural light to living spaces, creating framed views and, crucially, offering residents privacy beyond what is typical in dense historic settings. With deliberate design intent in every square metre, Pend’s
internal planning sees each property accommodate generous living, kitchen and dining areas, three double bedrooms, and
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