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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Regency Dormer in Edinburgh, Scotland by Konishi Gaffney ArchitectsApril 21st, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Konishi Gaffney Architects The project was to extend a small 1st floor flat into the loft and create a new bedroom with dormer. A simple brief complicated only by the lack of headroom in the loft, the client’s design ambition and conservative planning rules in this conservation area of Edinburgh.  Image Courtesy © Alan Craigie
 Image Courtesy © Alan Craigie This streethas the densest concentration of listed buildings in Portobello (54 in 120m). The planners were resistant to the idea of a dormer in this location at all butfollowing long negotiations a rear dormer was conceded.We then made a case for a low profile, long dormer, more than twice as long as is normally permitted, because this had less visual impact than a dormer located near the eaves.  Image Courtesy © Alan Craigie The project allowed a west facing picture window with an unusual view. It is clad in anthracite zinc by French artisans and includes an idiosyncratic splay to let afternoon light in, a fixed glass pane and a timber door for ventilation.  Image Courtesy © Alan Craigie  Image Courtesy © Alan Craigie  Image Courtesy © Alan Craigie  Image Courtesy © Konishi Gaffney Architects  Image Courtesy © Konishi Gaffney Architects  Image Courtesy © Konishi Gaffney Architects  Image Courtesy © Konishi Gaffney Architects  Image Courtesy © Konishi Gaffney Architects
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