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Holmes Miller
Buntingford First School
The Buntingford First School project involved the creation of a new primary school at the heart of Buntingford Market Town. The goal was to deliver an innovative learning environment that not only exceeded the Department for Education’s baseline specifications but also set a benchmark for sustainable design.
The school is the first net-zero primary school in the UK, achieving low carbon emissions in both operational and embodied aspects using renewable energy sources, sustainable materials, and advanced design strategies aimed at reducing energy consumption. The project reflects a forward-thinking approach to sustainability and education in the community.
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Paper Igloo
Abhainn: Sustainable living in a connected community
A rare community of three contemporary, low-energy homes nestled within a larger urban area, Abhainn provides a peaceful retreat from bustling city life. Proof that urban living can be both beautiful and radically sustainable.
Built on a Brownfield site, this cohesive cluster is Passivhaus certified, ensuring exceptional thermal comfort and minimal energy use, while also delivering low embodied carbon.
Crisp geometric forms are balanced by warm, tactile materials like weathered timber and slate. The adaptable, multigenerational spaces of the interiors are anchored by a spectacular light-filled green core. Abhainn embodies a new model for sustainable urban living – one where architecture and sustainability are inseparable.
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Collective Architecture
Dundashill, Platform 3
Dundashill Platform 3, for West of Scotland Housing Association, is the first completed phase of a wider low-carbon regeneration of the former Diageo Distillery in north Glasgow. Sitting 14m above a new public greenspace, the development comprises a cluster of four-storey apartment blocks and a distinctive seven-storey landmark building. All homes feature balconies and communal viewing platforms with panoramic views across the city. As Scotland’s largest certified Passivhaus residential scheme, the project sets a new benchmark for sustainable mid-market housing, combining ultra-low energy performance with high-quality architecture, shared green spaces, and strong pedestrian and cycle connections to the wider Dundashill masterplan.
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O'DonnellBrown
Take A Bow Opportunity Centre
Take A Bow Opportunity Centre is an ambitious, environmentally progressive retrofit of the New Farm Loch Community Centre in Kilmarnock, creating a future-proofed facility for Take A Bow, a charitable organisation specialising in performing arts, community, and youth development.
Take A Bow Development Trust acquired the 1970’s community centre from East Ayrshire Council through an asset transfer and secured £2.4m of public funding to transform and safe guard the building through a number of environmental and operational improvements. Key improvements include a new changing room extension, a new entrance colonnade, improvements to the building fabric, and reconfiguration of the reception and bar area.
