architecture19

Are you taking stock, trying to work out what would make life easier and better suit your needs? Are you thinking about how to balance work and family and put the focus on wellbeing? Doctors, therapists and gurus can all throw light on such questions, but you might find you get more lasting – and more practical – solutions from an architect.

This special supplement, architecture19, free with Homes & Interiors Scotland issue 126, contains profiles of some of the most highly regarded architecture studios in the country, showcasing their inspiring (and in many cases award-winning) achievements. Just like the last two editions in our architecture series, it is essential reading.

While each practice has its own character, areas of expertise and ways of working, one thing they all share is a passion for design, a love of Scotland’s land and cityscapes, and the kind of imagination that can unlock the potential in every unpromising corner of your home. A good architect is at heart a problem-solver, someone who, through deep

thinking and rigorous attention to detail, will strive to find ways to enrich our living spaces.

In these pages, you’ll discover more about the way these practices approach commissions, the inspiration behind their designs, the latest clientfriendly 3D modelling tools that make it easy to visualise a proposal, and how eco-friendly technology based on Passivhaus principles can make buildings more energy-efficient than ever before.

You might only be reconfiguring the hall cupboard – but think of the rewards its new function will bring. Or you might want to give yourself a whole new way of living, by moving the kitchen from the front of the house to the back, opening it up to a freshly landscaped garden. Or you might have a promising plot of land with no real idea what to put on it. A brand-new home, where every detail has been worked out to suit you, your lifestyle and your family, will be truly life-changing.

The answers you’ve been searching for are here.

Gillian Welsh, editor