Drumbrae, University of Edinburgh The project sits within a wider Learning Landscape Framework for Cockburn Woods, developed in collaboration with landscape architects Land Use Consultants. A network of tactile trails, sensory planting and woodland clearings will encourage visitors to move through the landscape and engage with natural processes, from soil and water, to plants, wildlife […]
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The new Take a Bow Opportunity Centre in Kilmarnock is complete! 🎉 What was once a damp and inefficient 1970s community centre has been reimagined into a vibrant hub for performing arts, youth development and community life. Swipe to see how far the building has come 👉 @takeabowkilmarnock @narroassociates @carbonfutures Armour Construction Consultants Photos: @davidbarbour […]
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. […]
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 […]
Fostering creativity and learning We aim to create airy, uplifting learning environments, by maximising the use of natural materials and bringing more light into spaces. In our projects Overland Children’s Centre and Swanlea Sixth Form, the use of timber internally, through birch faced plywood window surrounds and exposed roof joists, provides a warm and neutral […]
Glasgow Climate Courtyards! Recently, O’DonnellBrown has been working with climate-resilience research group; @gallant_gla and Danish landscape architecture practice; @bogl_landscape on a new self-initiated project. The collaboration began at the Liveable Cities Conference 2024, where we connected with BOGL after learning about their ‘Courtyard of the Future’ project which reimagined a shared residential courtyard in Copenhagen […]
