Have construction costs for small projects returned to 'normal' in Scotland in 2024? This is one Architects view.

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...

This has been the same for every Architect, Engineer and Building Contractor I know in Edinburgh. No-one can remember a time where...

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...

Most of the projects I work on involve altering or extending peoples homes, either building a brand new extension or re-arranging the...

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...

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...

Since starting Capital A back in 2009, the majority of my clients have been regular homeowners. Most had never hired an Architect or...

Among Edinburgh Architects, Capital A is the only established practice which publishes a detailed guide to our Architect Fees. If you...

Working with historic buildings makes it necessary to have a clear philosophy on how to alter them. My view is that an extension should...

This is a meaningless phrase whos only real purpose is to mark it users as architecturally illiterate. Its role as signifier of clients...

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...

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...

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...

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...

It's great when someone contacts me out of the blue, viewing my projects online and wanting something similar. About two years ago a...

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...

Many of the projects I work on have high aspirations but are brought back down to earth by budget constraints. Consequently, over the...

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...