The final touches have been added to this Gate for a former member of the Royal Company of Archers; the gate is the latest in the line of our collaborations with Alan Dawson Metalwork.

With the start of spring behind us and Easter coming, the works at Springfield are nearing completion, bringing eternal sunshine to the church.  The high level lettering by artist Susie Leiper is a very special blessing.  Inspired by deck lens fittings, we’ve designed the beautiful 8m chandelier together with Mike Stoane and KSLD to give general as well as spot lighting.

Devastating news about another historic building fire, this time at Notre Dame, Paris.  What a tragedy, and sad that suspicion for the cause points to current repairs.  It is fortunate that the magnificent stone vaulting largely survived, saving much of the interior, and hopefully the stained glass.  The drone picture is pretty remarkable, it shows the glowing embers of the …

Over the years we have completed a number of timber clad buildings and extensions.  Their designs are sympathetic to the site and its surrounding area.  The key to longevity of timber cladding in Scotland is arranging careful ventilation.  Roof coverings range from metal, over slate, to tiles, thatch and sedum. Check these out in more detail on our projects page http://www.benjamintindallarchitects.co.uk/projects

…and we are not talking about the cars in front of Cowane’s Hospital, Stirling. The statue of John Cowane (1640s) carved by John Milne, the King’s Master Mason, has been removed from its niche over the front door of the 17th century almshouse for conservation by Graciela Ainsworth. This is the start of external repairs and work is due to be completed …

The 19th January was National Iyengar Yoga  Day and the East of Scotland Iyengar Community marked BKS Iyengar’s centenary with a free yoga class at Lauriston Hall, Edinburgh. Silke from our office was part of 10 teachers leading around 100 students through 100 Asanas.  The event was very well received and had people leaving with a smile on their face rather than drenched in sweat.

We went on a trip to Laurence McIntosh‘s facilities and were very impressed by the set up of their new workshop and offices.  David, Gillian and Mark showed us around their impressive range of machinery and introduced us to their drafting staff, who assist turning our ideas into workshop drawings.  We were shown everything from carving, complex veneering to solid timber …

Sunder Nursery has been recognised by the Time Magazine as one of their ‘World’s Greatest Places 2018, 100 Destinations to Experience Right Now’.  In only 10 years, 90 acres of wasteland in the middle of Delhi have been transformed by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture into a horticultural haven with water features, restored Mughal monuments and wildlife.  Ben was at its opening by …

BTA are once again opening our office to the public as part of the annual Doors Open Day event on Sunday, 30th September between 10am – 4pm. Built on part of the City Wall, our building on Victoria Terrace has seen re-use over four centuries for various different enterprises.  Come and learn about the history of the building and surrounding area, admire …

Complete with new helmet, Mathew tried the Edinburgh Cycle Hire Scheme on Monday.  The verdict was that the bike was nice (and called Craig), but the road surfaces were not. https://edinburghcyclehire.com/