Trinity extension receives planning permission and listed building consent.
16/08/2010
The Cockburn Association Edinburgh Doors Open Day brochure arrives and we have a page to ourselves. See press page for more info.
Now all we have to do is open up on the day - we have been told to expect between 500-1000 people.
06/08/2010
Saltire awards shortlist announced in RIAS Quarterly magazine, see press page for more info.
03/08/2010
Our client for the Borders House sent us this image of the cladding now well under way.
23/07/2010
David finishes off his placement with some revised images of the Portobello Long House.
15/07/2010
Snagging the Bath Street window today.
12/07/2010
Konishi Gaffney architects are participating in the 2010 Architect In The House scheme which offers homeowners a one hour consultation with an architect in return for a donation to homeless charity Shelter.
07/07/2010
Shortlist for Saltire Award announced. A Flickr set with images of all the projects shortlisted in 5 categories.
News Link Housing Today
06/07/2010
Homes & Interiors Scotland magazine publish a 6 page article on the Japanese House. See our press page for more info.
05/07/2010
Konishi Gaffney architects are joined by student architect David Clark for a few weeks over summer.
22/06/2010
Japanese house shortlisted for a Saltire Housing Award, judges are visiting on Thursday 24th June 2010.
21/06/2010
Konishi Gaffney architects are joined by talented young architect James Falconer.
Welcome aboard James.
10/06/2010
Kieran Gaffney presents EAA JR McKay medal to Fraser McQuade, the best 3rd year student at Edinburgh Collge of Art 2010.
Link to EAA website article
07/06/2010
We have moved into our new space. A shared arts studio in "Out of the Blue" in Dalmeny Street. Our main address is still the Japanese House in Bellfield Lane. However we are not for now transfering our landline so please call Kieran on 07817 102 319.
03/06/2010
Kieran judged the EAA "JR McKay" medal with Robert Black and Angus Eitel at the Edinburgh College of Art, very interesting.
01/06/2010
Construction continues on the Bath St Window as the main glass panels are installed.
23/05/2010
The Japanese House featured with a 6 page article in the Scotland on Sunday, At Home magazine.
See our press page for more info.
11/05/2010
Aaron Britt from Dwell Magazine visits us for breakfast during his Scotland tour and sends a postcard back to the magazine.
05/05/2010
Boys day in Japan. Construction continues on the Bath St Window
28/04/2010
Kieran will give a short talk as one of the EAA award winners for 2010 on the Japanese House, at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, from 17:30.
27/04/2010
The japanese House featured in the Green Homes issue of Homebuilding and Renovating Magazine
27/04/2010
Kieran invited to review 5th year diploma projects at Strathclyde University in Glasgow.
22/03/2010
Our project Bath St Window on site; the big opening has been formed and project should be finished in 3-4 weeks
20/04/2010 and 30/04/2010
Kieran and Makiko invited to review project work and portfolios for 2nd year architecture students at the Edinburgh College of Art.
15/04/2010
Press article in Building Design
01/04/2010
Konishi Gaffney architects win EAA small projects award.
"The Small Projects Award was made to Konishi Gaffney architects for their Japanese House. Designed for a Scottish-Japanese family, the house incorporates several Japanese themes and provides a light-filled and comfortable family home in Portobello."
Makiko and Kieran received the award at the Balmoral Hotel (on April Fool's day).
EAA Website news
22/03/2010
Japanese House featured on Archdaily.
22/03/2010
New photographs by Alan Craigie
25/02/2010
Press article in New Practices column of the Architects Journal Unfortunately subscriber only content. Click here for a jpg of the article.
19/02/2010
Japanese House shortlisted for EAA small project award 2010. EAA website
25/01/2010
Submission made for EAA small project award 2010. www.eaa.org.uk/
Many thanks to Alan Craigie who took some great new photographs.
21/01/2010
Kieran was placed in the 2009 Zumtobel photographic competition www.zumtobelphoto.com/
11th from 2,000 entries with the top 22 invited for lunch in Nottinghill on February 12th 2010. The pictures were all taken using fixed lens throwaway cameras
Update: images published in Building Design.
17/12/2009
Kieran and Makiko are showing some work at Pecha Kucha Night Edinburgh.
17th December 2009 7:30 - 9 pm.
Pecha Kucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of "chit chat", it is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds with each talk lasting around 7mins.
At Inspace (the Informatics Building at Edinburgh University) 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9AB
The event is free but needs advance booking www.pecha-kucha.org/night/edinburgh/6
07/10/2009
Kieran was invited critic for 3rd year architecture students at Edinburgh College of Art.
06/10/2009
Revised image for Bath Street Window.
01/10/2009
1000 postcards printed for distribution in Portobello.
03/09/2009
Attended the Royal Society of Edinburgh Discussion Forum 'Engineering Scotland and Japan: Past, Present and Future'.
31/08/2009
Amazing drawing made to represent the construction process for a very interesting little exhibition project in California College of Arts. The project is most interesting for it's use of 3D modelling and parametrics to auto-create this complex structure. LIFT ARCHITECTS
27/08/2009
Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent granted for our Bath Street Window project; a grade B listed building in a Conservation Area. Consent was granted following consultation in 6 weeks and without contention.
18/08/2009
Website revised and updated.
01/07/2009
Borders House construction started - timber kit erected in three weeks.
The House in the landscape
The large corner window openings that will open the house up to the garden
The setting roughed out in the garden
View from the first floor snug
