24/05/2013
Royal Scottish Academy summer show opens tonight on the Mound in Edinburgh.
Our three plaster maquettes in situ as of yesterday.
17/05/2013
Pre-application planning submission for a potentially contentious, long, low extension clad in that lovely Danish brick we've been trying to use for ages... drawing by Rebecca.
11/05/2013
Our submission for the Royal Scottish Academy show 25th May - 2nd July 2013.
28/04/2013
Fife site visit yesterday looking at a farm steading with some lovely old buildings.
18/04/2013
We just got back from the printers our first little book of work.
pdf to follow
Building design magazine publish news of our Toddlers Hut panning approval.
07/03/2013
Started on site on an unusual long thin dormer in Portobello. Today we saw view from the top for the first time (imagine a lovely summer's evening)
28/02/2013
Konishi Gaffney = top 10 UK Architects! [who tweet]. In Building Design Magazine (link behind paywall)
13/02/2013
Our house (and family) included in Unhappy Hipsters
website: a dry critique of contemporary lifestyle photography and design (which we love!) Previous inclusion August 2011
01/02/2013
2011 natural play in Tokyo. 29/01/2013 AWARDS
Edinburgh Architcture Association Awards submission today. 23/01/2013 PRESS
The Architects Journal invited us to write a short piece on likley impact of independence on Scottish Architects. 
And in same edition of the magazine comment on potential closing of Strathclyde University Architecture building.16/01/2013
Konishi Gaffney included in list of "Top Architects" in Scotland for 2013. We were pleased & surprised to be named in 11th place making us the top small practice in Edinburgh and the youngest practice in the top 20.
Full article here
21/12/2012
Glass goes in and last minute work on tiling and exterior rendering.
16/12/2012
Our Trinity House project published in the Architecture Scotland Annual.
13/12/2012
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.
06/12/2012
Construction progresses at B-listed house in Portobello.
06/12/2012
Model tests for Papa Westry Bonfire architecture competition.
30/11/2012
Konishi Gaffney member of the week at Creative Edinburgh.
23/11/2012
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.
15/11/2012
The Toddlers Hut not-for-profit playgroup on the beach in Portobello goes in for planning.
06/11/2012
Makiko and Kieran have been invited by Edinburgh University Students Architecture Society to talk at Edinburgh University. Friday 9th November at 6:30pm
25/10/2012
First images of the exhibition "Above Scotland" we designed at the Lighthouse in Glasgow for RCHAMS and A+DS.
images by Eileen Hall.
24/10/2012
Private view tomorrow for the Above Scotland Exhibition at the Lighthouse in Glasgow.
22/10/2012
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
19/10/2012
Above Scotland, exhibition at the Lighthouse in Glasgow, invitation.
21/09/2012
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:
A. No to community referendum as that would "polarise opinion" and distract from the issue.
B. No to existing school site - too small and de-cant not plausible.
C. No to any site outwith the catchment area of the school.
D. Walking to school is the best option!
14/09/2012
Origami flyer of our recently finished Trinity Project.
12/09/2012
Makiko is talking at Edinburgh Napier University today about her background and route into design.
23/08/2012
Makiko and Kieran are talking about their competition winning scheme for Killcreggan.
Free but tickets should be booked in advance
17/08/2012
Made by artist & steel fabricator Johannes Sailer our steel table for an exhibition in October.
20/07/2012
27 minutes: talk by Kieran at the V&A Dundee in May 2012, introduction by Philip Long.
Video by Phil Richardson, University of Dundee. Thanks to the V&A Dundee.
25/06/2012
Kieran presented some of the practice's work in Brighton.
Image copyright and thanks to Jim Stephenson
22/06/2012
Kieran has been invited by RIBA Sussex to talk in Brighton on the theme of "creative responses to unused space" part of LoveArchitecture.org
20/06/2012
Philips Lighting publish interview with Kieran on Sustainable design.
28/05/2012
Scottish Government publish our Japanese House as part of their Inspirational Designs agenda
28/05/2012
Exhibition at New London Architecture. Image copyright and thanks to Agnese Sanvito.
23/05/2012
New planning application today for this extension to listed building.
19/05/2012
Kieran presented the practice's work at the V&A in Dundee under the theme "Site Specific".
Link to video to follow.
17/05/2012
We didn't win. Published in the peabody brochure for shortlisted schemes and exhibited at New London Architecture.
08/05/2012
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.
03/05/2012
Design development model in progress for house extension, Edinburgh.
02/05/2012
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
See press page for more info
25/04/2012
The GIA are loking 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.
12/04/2012
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.
10/04/2012 | COMPETITIONS
GENEVA
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.
28/03/2012
The Architects Journal publish their Peckham Charrette issue. Konishi Gaffney invited and led one of the six architect / lighting teams.
See press page for more info
28/03/2012
Scottish government publishes our Bath Street and Japanese House projects in their new exemplar pages entitled Inspirational Designs.
28/03/2012
We were invited by Philips Lighting and The Architects Journal to a design charette on Peckham in London. Marianne and Kieran attended from the studio.
26/03/2012
Just been sent a copy of the Urban Realm Architecture Scotland Annual 2011 with our Bath Street project. See press page for more info
16/03/2012
Black Isle design exercise: how do you place a modern extension onto an asymetric 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!
13/03/2012
Consultation photographs from our Toddler Hut project.
01/03/2012
Architects Journal news article on the Peckham Rye Lane Urban Design charette.
Online version in the Architects Journal (subscription may be required)
27/02/2012
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.
16/02/2012
Pictures of our Trinity project back from the photographer.
15/02/2012
Published in the fabulous No.1 Magazine.
See press page for more info
04/02/2012
Toddler Hut model images added to project page.
Article in the Scotsman on Toddler Hut consultations.
03/02/2012
Toddler Hut public consultation tomorrow afternoon at the local library.
See Toddler Hut project page for more info on the design proposals.
26/01/2012
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!)
24/01/2012
We love plastecine! In progress 1:300 site model by Sheffield architecture school graduates Rafaela and Josh.
07/01/2012
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". See press page for more info
Many thanks to Module Architects for alerting us to the fact.
13/01/2012
