Newport-on-Tay
- New House

Quantity Surveyor
John Duguid
Structural Engineers
Morgan Associates
Main Contractor
George Martin Builders Ltd
Photographs
Paul Zanre

This new build house was completed at the end of 2019.  Designed to be low-energy and zero-carbon the house occupies a site next to the former Newport-on-Tay railway line. The design references the former flat-roofed station building which sat adjacent to the site but which is now demolished. With views to the north over the Firth of Tay and private and public gardens at either end the house will be bright and sunny with windows on all five sides (including the roof).

The design team has strived to design a building which is easy to construct and with the most efficient use of materials.  The architects use BIM modelling to design out any clashes of construction materials with services and structure and also to help make the construction process as explicit as possible.

Saltire Society Housing Design Award 2023.

Judges' Comments:

Re-appropriating the site of a former railway station, Railway House takes full advantage of an awkward gusset site. Massing creates an enclosed private garden to the rear (not an easy thing to do on such a site), whilst the ‘upside down’ organisation allows for public rooms to take full advantage of specific existing views.

The desire for the owner to ‘come home’ is well met, with a building seeming to sit in its place as if it had always belonged there.

Designed to be low-energy and low-carbon the house occupies a site next to the former Newport-on-Tay railway line.

Address

211 Granton Road, 
Edinburgh EH5 1HD

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