Fresh House Renovation Projects
We have several new projects on the go focusing on practical house renovation ideas and modern home extensions. The projects are all in the initial design stage and include a ground floor house renovation and extension in Elie, a timber clad extension of an artist's...
New year, new projects
Happy New Year to you all...2016 is shaping up to be a busy and challenging year here at Fife Architects in a good way! Fired up with 'January oomph' we are currently working on a new build house at an unusual plot nestled on the shores of the Forth, south...
Site Visits: Oak Frame Extension and a Refurbished School House
We have news on two current residential projects: the first an oak frame extension with internal alterations to a B listed property in the picturesque village of Falkland and the second, the complete renovation and extension of a former school house set in rolling...
Fife Architects Finalists in Herald Property Awards 2015
We have two lots of good news to share with you in this post. Firstly, we were excited to hear that we are finalists in the Herald Property Awards for Scotland 2015 Best Renovation/Conversion category announced just last week. The awards were started in 2007 and aim...
House in the Woods featured in Real Homes Magazine August 2015
We are pleased to see one of projects House In The Woods - a kitchen dining extension in rural Fife - featured in the current issue of Real Homes Magazine (August issue) in their 6 page style guide to timber clad extensions. We were commissioned by the owners to...
New Project: Doocot Conversion
We are delighted to announce that we have been appointed to develop the conversion of a former Doocot near Pittenweem in Fife. The project will seek to restore some of the traditional features of this amazing building while also converting it into a luxury, one...
Something old, something new
Sometimes it’s good to pause, take a breath, look back at what has gone before and give yourself a mini retrospective. So for this post we are sharing with you a selection of projects we have worked on and which for one reason or another have yet to feature on our...
New Projects: Contemporary Family Home and New Oak Frame Extension
Fife Architects have just submitted planning applications for two new exciting projects one in Fife & the other in Perthshire. The first of the two projects proposed is for an exciting transformation of a small traditional farm cottage near Ladybank. The...
Fife Architects current projects update
What's happening at Fife Architects? Here is quick snapshot of our current workload and projects. We currently have three jobs on site, the first is a conversion of a tenement flat in Glasgow. This project includes the complete redesign of both bathroom and...
House by the Woods shortlisted for RIAS Awards 2014
We are delighted to say that our timber extension project 'House by the Woods' has been shortlisted for an RIAS award this year. A total of 27 projects have been shortlisted for this year’s RIAS/RIBA Awards and the winners will be announced at a ceremony on the 18...
Our Timber Extensions are Featured in Home & Interiors Scotland!
We are happy to announce that our pair of timber-clad extensions in the East Neuk have been featured as a case study in the recent 'Building & Renovating' supplement of Home & Interiors Scotland. We really enjoyed working on this one and feel lucky to have...
Intelligent Buildings // Innovative Futures
We are excited to announce that a new edition of Intelligent Buildings edited by Prof. Derek Clements-Croome has now been published and includes a chapter written by Fermín Beltrán. The chapter, which is the closing chapter in the book, is titled "Innovative...
Auchtermuchty Passivhaus
Fife Architects are excited to have submitted a planning application for a new build Passivhaus on the outskirts of Auchtermuchty, Fife. With a strong project team of committed client, planning consultant and agent Montgomery Forgan (Cupar) and lead consultants Fife...
The Old Stable, Fife // Stable Conversion and Refurb
Fife Architects have recently submitted proposals for a stable conversion and renovation of a category ‘C’ listed property in the Pittenweem conservation area.
Our Future Home, Our Future Studio
We are delighted and very excited to announce that come Winter 2013, Fife Architects will have a new home within the new Murray Studios, Anstruther!
Murray Studios is part of a new development project at the existing Murray Library, established in 1908, in Anstruther and has been driven by the Murray Library Trustees with large grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland, Fife Council and Fife Historic Building Trust.
House by the woods, Fife // New timber clad dining extension
Fife Architects provided this initial design for a client looking to maximise their existing kitchen for their expanding family and provide a better relation between their house and large, well cared-for garden. A generous dining extension was proposed, built in...
Certified European Passive House Designer Course
Passive House Designer Course anyone? We are excited to announce that Lucy has now completed the Certified European Passive House Designer Course at Strathclyde University and hopes to become a certified designer soon. The course allows us to direct our initial design...
In the Press // Construction Magazine Featuring Fife Architects
Fife Architects are proud to have been featured in this month's Construction Magazine who produced a nice, positive piece about our approach and our brief history. Have a look! /// Here is a link to the Full Article Have a look at our feature in this months...
Can You Rate a Building’s Sustainability?
By: Fermin Beltran // Fife Architects If you have been involved in construction in recent times, then you've probably heard about 'BREEAM' or 'LEED' accreditation schemes for buildings. Even if most people don't really understand what they score or know what they...
Fife Architects featured in Homes and Interiors Scotland!
Fife Architects are featured in the current issue of Scotland's leading lifestyle magazine Homes and Interiors Scotland with an article on completed house project 'Westbourne', in Kilrenny, Fife. Westbourne has gone under many alterations since it was first purchased...
Two Extension Projects in Fife Under Construction
There has been lots on in August 2012 for Fife Architects with the start of two projects under construction - two oak extensions in Cellardyke and one stone extension near Crail. Both have gotten off to a good start and Fermin and Lucy are never too far away to make...
Passive House Anyone?
Lucy is pleased to have completed the Certified European Passive House course at Strathclyde University and hopes to become a certified Passive House designer soon. This means that we now have the necessary knowledge to design these ultra-low energy homes, and yes,...
New Commission
Fife Architects are pleased to have secured a new private residence project in the beautiful, historic town of Falkland, Fife! We have been commissioned to give an existing, listed building a new lease of life by altering the internal layout of the house and adding a...
Almost a Year On, More Great Clients
Is it June already?! Wow. What an incredibly fast paced start to 2012. The first 6 months of the year has seen our team involved with some great clients on new commissions and interesting projects all over Fife and beyond keeping our enthusiasm and drive to keep going...
Glasgow Basement Renovation (Update)
Major progress at the basement renovation project - all the main structural work is complete, new external doors and windows installed and new ceilings in. Now comes the even more exciting stage of fitting and fixing new bathroom, new utility, wood stove, fitted...
BREEAM Refurbishment Goes Live This Summer
A new rating programme that promotes sustainable renovations will be launched this summer by BRE. The BREEAM Refurbishment scheme will go live for registrations on 2 July 2012 and will focus on narrowing the huge gap between new buildings which are getting greener and...
New commission for Garage Conversion
Fife Architects are pleased to have been commissioned for a garage conversion in Anstruther this month where the client would like to convert their existing double garage into a new family garden room and workshop area. An application for Certificate of Lawfulness was...
Glasgow Basement Renovation well underway…
Our basement renovation project at Stewarton Drive, Cambuslang started on site in February 2012 and is half way through construction now with major demolition and excavation taking place at present. The project is due for completion in May 2012 so watch this space for...
Full Planning Permission for two of our projects!
We are pleased to have obtained full planning permission for two of our projects this month - a stone house extension and internal alterations near Crail to accommodate a new kitchen, and two oak extensions to accommodate a garden room and rear porch in Cellardyke....
European Passive House Designer Certification
We are pleased to confirm that Lucy has secured the funding for and a place on the Certified European Passive House Designer course run by Strathclyde University, Glasgow and will attend in May 2012 for two weeks of hardcore learning followed by a final exam in June...
Really enjoying the progress of this project, making the most of those exceptional views 🌊
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Delighted to see our coastal cottage renovation project featured on BBC’s “Scotland’s Home of the Year” yesterday.
The judges had lovely things to say about the design, and while we received full marks, we missed out “by a whisker” in a tie-breaker situation. Congratulations to the winning project - well deserved 🙌🏼
A heartfelt thank you to our client for the opportunity to work on such a special project and for representing it so well on the show.
Have you watched the episode yet? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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2025 has flown by so far and our team have been working hard so we all took a well-earned break yesterday afternoon and caught the May Princess from Anstruther to the Isle of May and what a spectacular day we had! Perfect weather to enjoy this amazing island home to hundreds of thousands of beautiful seabirds including over 100,000 puffins. Too many photos to share but hope you enjoy some of the shots our team captured;
Great progress in our project in Elie - such a brilliant location. The transformation is going to be dramatic!
Thanks to Josh and his drone skills 🙌🏼
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Look out for Fife Architects coastal home project on SHOTY next week, in the East category! 👀 #shoty #eastneukoffife #architecture
The Doocot
One of our projects from 2017 has been transformed into stunning holiday accommodation near Arncroach in the East Neuk. Although all aspects of our designs weren’t in the final development, we really admire the finished project.
We worked on designs for both The Lodge (sleeps 4) and The Doocot (Sleeps 2) both of which are available for holiday lets.
This initial designs explored options for the conversion and restoration of an existing disused Doocot. A new practical entrance that considers the existing barn door, utilising garage space and existing stone features and stairs. A new roof with roof-lights to maximise natural daylight, one large master bedroom with en-suite. A new living space and a new open plan kitchen / dining.
The accommodations is also surrounded by beautiful farmland and orchards, producing one of the coast most loved apple juice - 🍏 @eastneukorchards
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We recently worked on this design, to enhance our clients indoor/outdoor living space.
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We’re thrilled to share that our proposals for the restoration and extension of Priorletham Smithy—a C-listed gem near St Andrews—have officially received planning approval!
This marks an exciting step toward transforming this derelict yet characterful building into a sustainable, energy-efficient family home, while honouring its rich heritage and unique setting.
A huge thank you to everyone involved in getting us to this stage—we can’t wait to see this one come to life
📍St Andrews | 🛠 Restoration & Extension | 🏡 Heritage Meets Modern Living
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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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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.
We have multiple projects under construction in Fife for 2025, working closely with client and contractor to deliver successful projects; #fifearchitects #architecture #building #fifecoastalpath #fifelife
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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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