What's new?

Covid-19 update:

I'm not sure if we are in a new normal yet or not but l do know that with the difficulties regarding site visits, community consultation, face to face surveys and child care it is taking longer than normal to complete tasks and projects. 

Skype, Teams, Podio and SurveyMonkey are all coming in useful and replacing face to face work but unfortunately, for the time being, the majority of my work is virtual.  

Fingers crossed we get back to a new norm soon, but in the meantime, business as usual.... kind of!  

New and ongoing projects for 2021 - There are still some Covid delayed projects from 2020 and new ones for 2021 but Rob is now getting through the back-log.  Current projects include:

• Portobello Town Hall Project Viability Report with Munro Allison Architects to find the best use mix for the community to take on this building and once again make it the heart of Portobello 

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• Annan History Town working with Studioarc.  Looking at the feasibility and developing proposals to make Annan a 'history town' 

• Selkirk-Haining, options appraisal and feasibility study with Matt Benians (MBLA) for Selkirk Means Business and the Haining Trust 

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• Hall of Clestrain, Orkney, options appraisal, feasibility study and business plan with Simpson & Brown Architects for the John Rae Society

• Zetland Park, Grangemouth, delivery phase evaluation for Falkirk Council 

RIAS Awards:

Congratulations to Mackintosh at the Willow and the Willow Tea Rooms Trust for winning two 2019 RIAS awards, well done to the whole client and design team! 

Other news:  Funding Success

Zetland Park in Grangemouth has secured a stage two NLHF pass and will be delivered during 2020/2021 - I can't wait to see the new pond and the interpretive sundial!