The Great Tapestry of Scotland Visitor Centre Galashiels Building, Scottish Borders Architecture, Scotland
The Great Tapestry of Scotland Visitor Centre Galashiels Building
20 May 2022
Design: Page Park, architects
Location: 14-20 High Street, Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Photos by Keith Hunter
The Great Tapestry of Scotland Visitor Centre Galashiels Building Design
The Great Tapestry of Scotland Gallery is in Galashiels at the heart of the Scottish Borders. The building was designed to house the Great Tapestry of Scotland; a unique visual history of the nation crafted by the hands of a thousand stitchers.

The Great Tapestry of Scotland was designed by Andrew Crummy to a narration written by Alistair Moffat, with the grand vision imagined by Alexander McCall Smith. The tapestry, at almost 143 metres (469 ft) in length, is a linear pictorial history of Scotland depicting key events going back 12,000 years. It was meticulously embroidered in communities across Scotland led by master stitcher Dorie Wilkie.
The architectural vision by Page Park was to create a distinctive building rooted in its physical and historical context, with a special room for the tapestry at its heart.
The dramatic geometric roof design is inspired by the unique roofscape of towers, dormers, gables and pitched roofs that defines the architectural character of Galashiels. As you approach Galashiels the roofs of the town unfold before you. The new gallery inserts into this roofscape as a co...