Níall Hedderman
How Much Does a House Extension Cost in Scotland 2024
Have construction costs for small projects returned to 'normal' in Scotland in 2024? This is one Architects view.
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Níall Hedderman
Jan 71 min read
Capital A is 15 Years Old !
I began Capital A from my kitchen table in January 2009. It's been 15 years and in that time I took on 235 projects almost all of them...
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Níall Hedderman
Oct 15, 20211 min read
Construction Industry Inflation in Edinburgh
This has been the same for every Architect, Engineer and Building Contractor I know in Edinburgh. No-one can remember a time where...
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Níall Hedderman
Apr 25, 20212 min read
Post Lockdown Workload
Since lockdown eased earlier this year the volume of work in the Edinburgh construction industry is as high as I have ever seen it. This...
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Níall Hedderman
Dec 27, 20203 min read
Dropping a New Design into an Old Building
Most of the projects I work on involve altering or extending peoples homes, either building a brand new extension or re-arranging the...
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Níall Hedderman
Jan 10, 20201 min read
Capital A Has Moved to a New Office
After many happy years sharing a space with Leask Architects on Dundas Street, they have decided to move to Humbie in East Lothian and I...
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Níall Hedderman
Sep 11, 20182 min read
Finding a Builder in Edinburgh
I haven’t written a blog post since March this year. I have been very busy and so has the Edinburgh construction industry! Two years ago...
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Níall Hedderman
Mar 16, 20181 min read
How Hard Can It Be?
Since starting Capital A back in 2009, the majority of my clients have been regular homeowners. Most had never hired an Architect or...
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Níall Hedderman
Aug 22, 20171 min read
An Architect in Edinburgh
Among Edinburgh Architects, Capital A is the only established practice which publishes a detailed guide to our Architect Fees. If you...
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Níall Hedderman
Jul 18, 20173 min read
Breathing New Life
Working with historic buildings makes it necessary to have a clear philosophy on how to alter them. My view is that an extension should...
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Níall Hedderman
Jan 5, 20173 min read
In Keeping
This is a meaningless phrase whos only real purpose is to mark it users as architecturally illiterate. Its role as signifier of clients...
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Níall Hedderman
Oct 25, 20162 min read
Good Neighbours
particularly for an owner who has not experienced a building site before. It can be a nasty shock to come home from work only to find the...
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Níall Hedderman
Aug 20, 20163 min read
Maximum Capacity
I started Capital A during the dark days of the great recession but one advantage was that a depressed economy made it easy to find a...
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Níall Hedderman
May 25, 20161 min read
We Have A Winner
I set up Capital A seven years ago and in that time have taken on over 160 projects. I have been lucky to meet many interesting clients...
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Níall Hedderman
Mar 10, 20161 min read
Stepping Down as ECAN Chairman
As an Architect I am registered with the ARB and I am also a member of both the RIBA and RIAS, but by far the most useful organisation I...
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Níall Hedderman
Sep 17, 20152 min read
Contemporary House Extension, Corstorphine, Edinburgh
It's great when someone contacts me out of the blue, viewing my projects online and wanting something similar. About two years ago a...
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Níall Hedderman
Feb 14, 20151 min read
New Edinburgh Office
Its been far too long since my last blog but I have been exceptionally busy over the past few months. 2015 has started with the biggest...
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Níall Hedderman
Sep 1, 20144 min read
Contemporary Luxury Bathroom, Edinburgh New Town
Many of the projects I work on have high aspirations but are brought back down to earth by budget constraints. Consequently, over the...
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Níall Hedderman
Jun 3, 20142 min read
Edinburgh Chartered Architects Network
Over four years ago I was working on a project where part of my role was to record the condition of all the neighbours properties above...
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The Thoughts of a Self-Employed Architect in Edinburgh
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