Community
Gerrard Street Baptist Church
Communnity
Gerrard Street Baptist Church
Aberdeen
about this project
Gerrard Street Baptist Church is a vibrant part of the community, and wished to offer modern facilities to its members. The original Church building and wash-house are both B Listed buildings so care was taken to respect the buildings while updating them to modern standards. The existing wash-house building was converted into reception, office and meeting rooms, with an extension to the rear providing kitchen, accessible toilets and changing facilities.
The gap between the two buildings was covered over to create a new multi-use gathering area which, as well as linking all the buildings together, is used for coffee mornings, meetings, presentations and even youth club sleepovers! Craig was the project architect while in previous employment, and the success of the project was Craigs understanding of how people would use the building now and in the future.
The White House
Communnity - Work in progress
The White House
Templars' Park, Aberdeenshire
about this project
The White House is a 16th Centrury 'B' Listed building. Originally a manse, then farm house, the building has been owned by Aberdeen Scouts since 1936 for use as accomodation
within Templars' Park Scout Campsite. The building requires extensive refurbishment as well as an extension for addtional accomodation and modern facilities.
As the existing buildign is B Listed, a lot of research was done to understand the previous uses, where historical changes were made and the charater which needed to be preserved. The new extension is set back from the main facade and is kept lower and tucked away. However the extension still provides additional accomodation, new kitchen and safer access between levels.
