Fife Architects Featured in Scottish Field Magazine
One of our favourite projects Iron Mill Bay, was featured in the August ’24 issue of Scottish Field Magazine! The project is located in Charlestown, Fife.
“Building a house is something that other people do, or so Lisa and Martin Mulube once thought.”
In 2015 Lisa and Martin Mulube were living and working in London, when they bought a piece of land in Charlestown. ‘I’m from Limekilns and Martin was brought up in Bonnyrigg,’ Lisa explains. ‘We had three children and wanted to move back to Scotland as my parents were still here.’
However, Lisa and Martin were looking
for a house, not a building plot and their search was proving fruitless until Lisa stumbled upon a listing on RightMove. ‘I did a RightMove search, but I didn’t put in any filters other than the area and this plot of land came up,’ Lisa recalls.
“Curiosity got the better of me because I didn’t recognise where it was.”
When the couple viewed the site there was a track rather than a road and the plot was a field that bordered the Firth of Forth. ‘We looked out over the water and thought, “could we do this?” It felt like something that other people do. It was just the push we needed to make the move.’
In 2015 the family moved in with Lisa’s parents in Limekilns and Lisa started Googling architects. Fife Architects in St Monans caught Lisa’s eye and after speaking to architect Lucy Beltrán they arranged for her to visit the plot.
‘I think what cemented our decision to go with Lucy was that when she
left us, she almost immediately sent
us a voice message. It said that she just wanted us to be sure we realised how much of an investment this was going to be as the infrastructure would be as much a part of the project as actually building the house. That honesty was so important when you’re about to undertake something like this.’
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What about a curve?
One of our new build projects near Dunfermline is making excellent progress. The views of The Forth and surrounding fields will be exceptional.
The construction team is doing a brilliant job on the roof, and timber frame by Rob Roy Homes; thanks for sharing the images with us.
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Progress on our curved house project, looking forward to seeing the end result on this one, incredible views all round!
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This rooftop terrace is a prime example of utilising space. We can’t wait to see the finished results, just in time for summer.
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We are looking forward to re photographing this project after 10 years! Look out for the images in the coming months.
It’s a pleasure seeing homes we’ve worked on after they’ve being well used and lived in.
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If you’re thinking of a renovation, extension or new build project, we’d love to hear from you.
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All office meetings fuelled by @tunnocksofficial 👌🏼
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Spectacular drone shots of today`s site visit, courtesy of our architect in training @jjoshdavey ! In order to fit this new extension into the site as snugly as possible, and maximize garden and deck space, there is only one right angle in the new build. The new landscaping is taking shape. With a strong concept of coast, this development will feature a wildflower sedum roof with coastal planting. #fife #fifearchitecture #architecture #fifecoastalpath
Great progress at this extension project by Fife Architects! One major element of this project was how to deal with a very old, very large sandstone retaining wall, located just behind the new extension. Options were considered and in the end, the decision was made to carefully remove the wall altogether however to keep all the beautiful stone on site to form a new rockery gently sloping up to the higher level of this spectacular site.
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Some more beautiful drone shots from our colleague Josh, highlighting one of our current projects. Construction is well underway, making the most of those stunning views!
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Our first feature of the year in @scottishfieldmag
Thank you @dinky_media
If you’d like to read more about Balbirnie Gate Lodge, we will share a link in stories. You can also find in “news” on our website.
If you’d like to get the ball rolling on your project, please get in touch!
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A site visit to one of our projects in north east Fife, well underway with an end in sight.
Impressive country views!
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Neutral tones and textured samples for one of our clients.
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New build progress in the East Neuk.
Part of the brief is to design and build an energy efficient home, taking inspiration from PassiveHaus Standards.
If you have ideas for a new build project, we’d love to hear from you.
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Photos from a visit to one of our projects last week. Love seeing the snowy Largo Law in the background.
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Drawings for a sustainable new build cottage, north east Fife.
We enjoyed the curved design, what do you think?
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! We’re back 👋🏼
We hope you had a lovely festive time, we’re really looking forward to the year ahead.
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2024 Wrap Up! 👋🏼
What a year it’s been. We have been lucky enough to work with some wonderful clients, contractors, tradespeople and of course our colleagues.
If you’re looking to turn your project ideas into a reality, please reach out, we’d be happy to help.
All the best from Fife Architects ✨
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Tomorrow is our last day in the office until January 6th.
We want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has worked with us this year. Look out for our wrap up reel to see what we have been working on.
If you’d like to work with us in 2025, please get in touch. We’d love to hear about your project ideas!
Happy Holidays, Fife Architects 🙌🏼
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Our latest project to receive planning approval, set to go ahead in the New Year in St Andrews. We are really looking forward to seeing these drawings develop into a reality.
If you would like to chat about a project you have in mind, please get in touch, did you know we offer initial consultations? Find our contact page via our website in the bio.
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