Office trip to Belfast! Last week the team took a break from the office to explore the city. Our good friends at @oguarchitects showed us a couple of their projects on the river Lagan – two inspiring works that attempt to reconnect Belfast with its waterfront through a civic approach that feels open and provisional. […]
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The transformation ✨ A new glulam timber portico marks the entrance to the Take A Bow Opportunity Centre, creating a sense of arrival and a flexible outdoor performance space. Inside, the building has been transformed with a new reception and café space, flexible studios, and a refreshed auditorium with bleacher seating. A sustainable retrofit with […]
Planning Approval at Rowardennan Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park attracts more than four million visitors per year. O’DonnellBrown have been working closely with LLTNPA since 2022 to improve tourism infrastructure at key sites on Loch Lomond and are pleased to have supported LUC in securing planning approval for improved visitor facilities at Rowardennan […]
Post Industrial Sites: the Foundry, Glasgow From Glasgow to Newcastle, we’re transforming historic industrial sites into vibrant new communities, rooted in heritage, shaped by people, built for the future. From The Foundry in Glasgow’s Southside – 209 homes built on the site of the former Etna Foundry – to Govan Graving Docks, where over 300 […]
Post Industrial Sites: Smiths Dock, Newcastle From Glasgow to Newcastle, we’re transforming historic industrial sites into vibrant new communities, rooted in heritage, shaped by people, built for the future. From The Foundry in Glasgow’s Southside – 209 homes built on the site of the former Etna Foundry – to Govan Graving Docks, where over 300 […]
Post Industrial Sites: Govan Graving Docks From Glasgow to Newcastle, we’re transforming historic industrial sites into vibrant new communities, rooted in heritage, shaped by people, built for the future. From The Foundry in Glasgow’s Southside – 209 homes built on the site of the former Etna Foundry – to Govan Graving Docks, where over 300 […]
Our team took home TWO awards at the @scottishdesignawards! Govan Graving Docks Regeneration won Gold in the Future Project category. New Olympia House earned Silver in the Retrofit category. A huge thank you to everyone involved in making these projects a success — and congratulations to all the finalists! Govan Graving Docks: For New City […]
Exciting site progress at the Pipe Factory! Scaffolding is now in place, and ground floor waterproofing and leveling works are well underway. More intricate pipes were also uncovered during the process. With @thepipefactoryglasgow Taylor and Fraser @loadermmonteith @narroassociates @harleyhaddow Brown+Wallace Jensen Hughes Armour Construction Services @desinforeveryone
This week we are reflecting on our renovation project of the Yoker Evangelical Church. Over the years, the church building has undergone a number of piecemeal modifications and extensions making the spaces feel tired and also dark due to the lack of access to natural light. We carefully rearranged the layout to meet the needs […]
Fostering creativity and learning One of the challenges when extending existing school facilities is how to sensitively tie any new additions into the existing building context, balanced with creating a distinct identity for the new spaces. O’DonnellBrown were approached by Cyril Jackson Primary School to produce proposals for a new entrance extension to their existing […]
