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Expertise / Residential

Designing with people in mind

We believe great places are for everyone, and are passionate about creating thriving communities. The residential sector in Scotland is complex and requires architects who are holistic and detailed in their approach. With almost thirty years of experience and multiple award-wins in this sector, we are ideally placed to support a wide variety of residential projects.

Highly experienced residential architects

We are highly experienced residential architects, with long-standing relationships with multiple housing associations, developers and local authorities. Our commitment to quality service and inclusivity ensure we are at the forefront of this sector. With broad-ranging experience from affordable housing to student accommodation, we work across developments from bespoke individual homes, to entire new neighbourhoods.

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Granton Waterfront
  • Housing, Leisure, Retail, Strategy
Granton, Edinburgh

Real world architects

We match our tried and tested design processes with a sense of innovation on every residential project. Our clients call us real world architects; we understand their pressures and aim to work with pragmatism and good nature. Our deep understanding of our local areas, and specialisms in Passive House and conservation, ensure internal expertise and a holistic approach to every project stage, from design, planning through to construction.

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March Street
  • Heritage, Housing
Peebles

Expertise across the residential spectrum

As a sector, residential covers off a huge range of developments. Each one brings its own opportunities and challenges, and it takes an experienced pair of hands to manage these successfully. We have significant experience in each of the following areas;

  • Private and affordable housing
  • Housing for older people
  • Student accommodation

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West Craigs – Plots 4 and 5
  • Housing
Edinburgh
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Smith Scott Mullan provided a consistently professional service in their role as architect and design lead for the construction phase of the West Craigs project, and in particular our contract at Plot 13. Engaging proactively from the outset with CCG’s technical and construction teams as well as with our specialist sub-contractors, they delivered high-quality coordinated information packages to meet both our offsite manufacturing and on-site construction programmes.
John Baggley
Director, 
CCG

Our Residential specialists

With thirty years of experience and a range of in-house specialisms, our experienced team understands the complexity of the residential market in Scotland.

Graham Acheson

Architect and Director

Neil Forrester

Architect and Associate

Rick McCluggage

RICK McCLUGGAGE
Architect and Director
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Edinburgh EH1 2AS
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