Private Homes \ [Proposed House Abercorn Drive, Edinburgh]

This project was going to have been built in the garden of 35 Abercorn Crescent, but have had its address on Abercorn Drive. The area of Willowbrae spreads up the lower flanks of Arthur's Seat in a series of contour roads many of which are single sided. This proposed house would have been in the rear of a long garden and would have been the only house to be on the opposite side of the street from a row of mostly bungalows. The design of the house was planned to be three storeys high and had the proportions of a little tower, although from the street it would have appeared to be one and a half storeys, access being across a bridge to the middle storey. The house internally was going to be 'upside down', with the main floor of living, dining and kitchen being at the top and guest bedrooms being at the lowest level. In addition, there was going to be a small south facing roof terrace and the living room and master bedroom would have taken full advantage of the spectacular view of the Firth of Forth to the north. The simple steel frame was going to be expressed externally and the cladding would have been corrugated aluminium on both the walls and the roof.

The project was refused planning permission on appeal.