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Enhancing lives by designing great places

award winning projects

Established in 1995, Smith Scott Mullan is a multi award-winning Edinburgh-based architectural practice.

As architects, we believe that great design enhances lives, and we design with people in mind - creating places for people to thrive now and into the future. We have a reputation for technical excellence and a commitment to quality service, which ensure we build trusted relationships and deliver successful projects.

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Our experienced teams offer a wide range of services, with specialisms to suit our clients’ needs. Working in both the public and private sectors, we approach each project with a balance of innovation and pragmatism. Our commitment to high-quality service and passion for collaboration are core to every project’s success, ensuring we adopt a consistently creative and problem-solving approach.

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Our sectors

We have built a strong reputation across a number of key sectors. Although each one brings their own challenges and opportunities, we ensure we bring specialist expertise and diverse experience to every design. Our creativity, technical expertise and passion for sustainability run through every project, whether that’s masterplanning or residential, civic or conservation.

Civic

People are at the forefront of our minds wherever we create and regenerate civic buildings.

Residential

Residential is diverse and ever-changing. Our local knowledge ensures we’re at the forefront of this sector.

Conservation

We understand the complexity of delivering a successful conservation project, maintaining sensitivity to the past while focusing on the future.

Masterplan

Envisioning innovative and sustainable communities sits at the heart of every masterplan we design.

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Granton Waterfront
  • Housing, Leisure, Retail, Strategy
Granton, Edinburgh
Penicuik Town Hall
  • Community, Heritage
Penicuik
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Longniddry South
  • Housing, Housing for Older People
Longniddry

About us

We are an established architectural practice based in Edinburgh, but with projects across Scotland. Our reputation is built on successful delivery and a commitment to quality service. Our strong team ethic ensures we are passionate and curious collaborators, but we always remain pragmatic and true to our own vision and values.

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Latest news

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Social Bite Village unanimously approved

  • March 13, 2025
  • Smith Scott Mullan
  • News
Proposals for the relocation of Social Bite's Granton village to a new location on the Granton Waterfront have moved a step closer after the proposals were unanimously approved by Councillors.

Women in Property Scotland Annual Dinner

  • March 10, 2025
  • Smith Scott Mullan
  • News
Senior Architect Christine attended the Women In Property Scotland Annual Dinner in the stunning National Museum of Scotland on Friday.

UR Top 100

  • February 10, 2025
  • Smith Scott Mullan
  • News
A great way to start 2025, as we have risen 4 places to No. 13 in the Urban Realm Top 100 practices in Scotland.

RSA Facing the Future – Scotland’s Housing Challenges

  • February 5, 2025
  • Smith Scott Mullan
  • News
At the end of January, Eugene chaired the event ‘Facing the Future – Scotland’s Housing Challenges’

The King’s Foundation Landowner Award

  • December 20, 2024
  • Smith Scott Mullan
  • News
Not every project we do attracts the attention of King Charles!

Scottish Property Awards – St. Kentigern’s Church

  • December 20, 2024
  • Smith Scott Mullan
  • News
Our project at the former St. Kentigern’s Church, Edinburgh has been nominated for Build to Rent Development of the Year at the Scottish Property Awards.

Scottish Property Awards – Buccleuch Street

  • December 20, 2024
  • Smith Scott Mullan
  • News
We’re delighted to end the year with a shortlisting for our project at Buccleuch Street, Dalkeith, in the Regeneration Project of the Year category in the Scottish Property Awards.

BE-ST Fest 2024

  • December 12, 2024
  • Smith Scott Mullan
  • News
Last month some of our staff attended the BE-ST International Retrofit Conference 2024. One month on, Christine and Ben have taken time to reflect on the key aspects of the conference.
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