Background

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Architects: David Blaikie Architects

Location: 3 Gardiner Terrace, Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH4 3RS, UK

Area: 68.0 sqm

Photographs: Paul Zanre

Client: Mr & Mrs Penman

Project Architect: Ryan Duthie

Structural Engineer: McColl Associates

Interior Design: Client

Main Contractor: McKenzie Malcolm Construction Ltd

Specialist Glass: Mark Smith Glazing

Specialist Timber: Russwood Ltd

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From the architect. BackgroundOur clients have a strong affinity with Scandinavia ? Mrs Penman is Swedish. Their children are being brought up bilingually.
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Buying their first house together in Blackhall made a lot of sense with a family on the horizon and while the houses can be a little cramped there is always room for expansion. This 68M2, semi-detached single storey house is very typical of the suburban housing stock in this and many other areas of Edinburgh.  This house has the benefit of a 50M long back garden to provide the setting for a dramatic addition to provide a light filled space for a young family to grow up in.   At briefing stage, their storey board lent heavily on contemporary Scandinavian architecture ? a route natural to us.

Plan

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