Work in progress

Glass goes in and last minute work on tiling and exterior rendering.

Architecture Scotland Annual

Our Trinity House project published in the Architecture Scotland Annual.

Christmas cards

Our Christmas cards went this week. Lots of research and testing by Makiko. We are using these folding techniques to design a garden office and a chicken coop.

Work in progress

Construction progresses at B-listed house in Portobello.

Model tests

Model tests for Papa Westry Bonfire architecture competition.

Member of the week

Konishi Gaffney member of the week at Creative Edinburgh.

The Toddlers Hut model

The Toddlers Hut model at the Royal Scottish Academy of Arts & Architecture. We had two works selected for the RSA open exhibition which runs from Nov 24th – Dec 16th,  RSA on the Mound, Edinburgh. Photos by Eileen Hall.

The Toddlers Hut update

The Toddlers Hut not-for-profit playgroup on the beach in Portobello goes in for planning.

Edinburgh University Students Architecture Society talk

Makiko and Kieran have been invited by Edinburgh University Students Architecture Society to talk at Edinburgh University. Friday 9th November at 6:30pm.

Above Scotland images

First images of the exhibition “Above Scotland” we designed at the Lighthouse in Glasgow for RCHAMS and A+DS.

Images by Eileen Hall.

Above Scotland private view

Private view tomorrow for the Above Scotland Exhibition at the Lighthouse in Glasgow.

Day one: installation:

We designed and fabricated 25 bespoke steel tables, each with a magnifying lens lamp, for an exhibition at the Lighthouse in Glasgow.

Above Scotland

Above Scotland, exhibition at the Lighthouse in Glasgow, invitation.

Portobello High School community consultation

Participated in Portobello High School community consultation. Thoroughly unsatisfactory meeting. However… We were table #3. Our conclusions drawn on page above (click to enlarge) but just to summarise:

1. Investigate if Portobello Park is Common Good Land (probably not seems to be consensus).
2. If it is enact a Private Act of Parliament to allow building here (as at National Galleries in Princess St Gardens.
3. Appeal to supreme court.

1A. IN PARALLEL with the above Council should start feasibility into option 2 site.

NB our table also concluded following:

• No to community referendum as that would “polarise opinion” and distract from the issue.
• No to existing school site – too small and de-cant not plausible.
• No to any site outwith the catchment area of the school.
• Walking to school is the best option!

Origami flyer

Origami flyer of our recently finished Trinity Project.

Edinburgh Napier University talk

Makiko is talking at Edinburgh Napier University today about her background and route into design.

Pecha Kucha

Makiko and Kieran are talking about their competition winning scheme for Killcreggan.

Steel table

Made by artist & steel fabricator Johannes Sailer our steel table for an exhibition in October.

Architecture and Interior

Kieran presented some of the practice’s work in Brighton.

Image copyright and thanks to Jim Stephenson.

Creative responses to unused space

Kieran has been invited by RIBA Sussex to talk in Brighton on the theme of “creative responses to unused space” part of LoveArchitecture.org.

Sustainable design interview

Philips Lighting publish interview with Kieran on Sustainable design.

Inspirational Designs agenda

Scottish Government publish our Japanese House as part of their Inspirational Designs agenda.

Peabody exhibition

Exhibition at New London Architecture. Image copyright and thanks to Agnese Sanvito.

Planning application

New planning application today for this extension to listed building.

Site Specific

Kieran presented the practice’s work at the V&A in Dundee under the theme “Site Specific”. Link to video to follow.

Peabody brochure

We didn’t win.

Published in the peabody brochure for shortlisted schemes and exhibited at New London Architecture.

Peabody Housing Competition

We have been shortlisted for the Peabody Housing Competition in East London.

Winners announced on 17th May | Exhibition opens on the 9th May at New London Architecture.

Design development model

Design development model in progress for house extension, Edinburgh.

Grand Designs Magazine

The Japanese House, Edinburgh featured in the special 100th anniversary edition of Grand Designs Magazine. Eight page article by Jill MacNair with photographs by Ben Anders.

Community project for architecture competition

The GIA are looking for a new community project to use to run an architecture competition for 2012. (We won the Kilcreggan competition in 2011, pictured). A pdf is available to download for more information here.

V&A

KGA are proud to announce that the V&A has invited us together with DO Architecture from Glasgow and Kennedy Twaddle from London / Dundee to give the V&A at Dundee‘s annual keynote address. Part of the Ignite Festival in Dundee on 19th May. The 2011 lecture was given by Kengo Kuma.

Competitions

We were invited to submit a proposal for a 5000m2 office building in Geneva. The site was complicated with a North frontage and surrounded by a mix of housing, office and light industrial buildings. Our proposal was to make a deep timber frame with a mix of timber and glass infill to soften the building. This image by the fantastic Jonathan Knox of Pixogram.

Special thanks to new employee Frazer Haviz who has been working hard on these competitions.

Peckham Charrette issue

The Architects Journal publish their Peckham Charrette issue. Konishi Gaffney invited and led one of the six architect / lighting teams.

Inspirational Designs

Scottish government publishes our Bath Street and Japanese House projects in their new exemplar pages entitled Inspirational Designs.

Urban Realm Architecture Scotland Annual 2011

Just been sent a copy of the Urban Realm Architecture Scotland Annual 2011 with our Bath Street project.

Black Isle design exercise

How do you place a modern extension onto an asymmetric 1970’s house?

Our answer was to ignore that problem and solve a different problem: How to give more height to the ground floor extension when there is a flat roof balcony 2.5m above…

I like our solution (the steps point at the amazing view) and this was done in 6 hours proving we can tailor our services to your requirements!

Toddler Hut project

Consultation photographs from our Toddler Hut project.

Architects Journal

Architects Journal news article on the Peckham Rye Lane Urban Design charette. Online version in the Architects Journal (subscription may be required)

Architects Journal

KGA were invited by the Architects Journal as one of six architects & lighting designers to work on the Peckham Rye Lane Urban Design charette. The event (on 23rd February) was sponsored by Philips Lighting who also invited us to Eindhoven to see their R&D factory and new products.
Article in the Architects Journal (subscription may be required). Photo by Merlin Fulcher.

Trinity extension photography

Pictures of our Trinity project back from the photographer.

No.1 Magazine

Published in the fabulous No.1 Magazine.

Toddler Hut model

Toddler Hut model images added to project page and article in the Scotsman on Toddler Hut consultations.

Toddler Hut

Toddler Hut public consultation tomorrow afternoon at the local library.

Photography day

Photography day with Alan Craigie of our recently completed projects at Trinity and Willowbrae in Edinburgh. (This one an i-phone pic of mine, not the real thing!)

We love plastecine!

In progress 1:300 site model by Sheffield architecture school graduates Rafaela and Josh.

Recent drawings

K is for…

We make the list (only architect) in Scotland’s The Herald 2012 press review of year called “Who’s Hot & What’s Happening”.  Many thanks to Module Architects for alerting us to the fact.