A compact conservation-area intervention that uses circulation, masonry and landscape—not added scale—as its primary architectural moves. The unusually slender red brickwork and repeated curved details offer a strong material response to the Georgian house's repaired sandstone fabric.
Location
Newhaven Conservation Area, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Organizations
Pend — Architect and interior designer; renovation, rear extension, spatial reconfiguration and landscape concept; Shaun Barton — Photography
The project is a convincing piece of temporary cultural architecture rather than a novelty installation: heat, ventilation, bench geometry, stage lighting, sound and audience circulation have been designed as one performance system. Its demountable construction also proposes a touring model for unconventional arts infrastructure.
Location
Sauna Theatre at Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Organizations
Studio Three Sixty — Architectural and performance-venue designer; Sauna Sessions Arts Club — Client, co-designer and operator; Lucy Osborne — Lead designer and co-founder; James Grieve — Co-founder and artistic collaborator; Summerhall Arts — Festival host and site partner
