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Interesting forms emerging from chilly mornings this week ❄❄

The 12 bed hotel now sits alongside Trellis coffee shop and retail pods (as well as 2 refurbished villas) completing the redevelopement of the overall site into a mix of uses providing residential, commercial, retail and public open space to the heart of the village #Local

The Udny Arms, Newburgh has been given a new lease of life by its local owners following extensive refurbishment. We have been delighted to work alongside Morag Cameron Interior Design to bring the 150 year old building up to modern standards of accessibility, comfort and design

Retail pods up and running at the Udny Arms Hotel - and new public space beginning to become activated #placemaking

Conservation and some gentle refurbishment is bringing the Udny Arms Hotel, Newburgh back to life #tourism #Local #SCOTLAND #ABERDEENSHIRE #stickytoffeepudding

Looking good in the ☀️ hopefully not long before residents and the community are enjoying the buildings and open spaces #placemaking

Brilliant visit with @TorryDevTrust last week, finally got to see the @vicroadschool building. So much progress has been made and the project is not far away from being on site, creating affordable housing and community spaces! #CommunityPower @ArchHFundScot @HistEnvScot @DTAScot

Local convenience shopping courtesy of @coopuk - adapting and extending vacant offices to create ground floor retail serving busy Old Aberdeen thoroughfare

Great opportunity to balance commercial and community benefit on this unique site #placemaking

@vicroadschool @TorryDevTrust @GrampianHA

@planningclaire 🤣 "Don't even bother re-applying lol. Not even joking lmao." A new paradigm for WhatsApping decisions to applicants?

Adapt and re-use is becoming a theme of our workload recently... hopefully a reflection of the wider industry, and especially relevant for Aberdeen right now. The most sustainable buildings are the ones that already exist.

Thanks to Iftikar Mian of the Masjid Alhikmah Mosque for showing me round their new 5 & 7 aside football pitches in Nelson Street. A great facility, which is open to all in our community.

@planningclaire @ConvenorRTPIS We couldn't agree more. Easier? No.. More expensive? Probably.. Cultural, heritage and environmental value? Definitely worth it #victoriaroadschool #affordablehousing @TorryDevTrust @GrampianHA victoriaroadschool.co.uk

The pitches at Fives, Nelson St, Aberdeen, a new city centre 5-a-side complex looking great ahead of its opening on 24th May... wishing we had taken a ball on site visit today to test them out ⚽️⚽️

Replacing a dept store with public realm + small scale local enterprise is absolutely a sign of our times + only the Council would be in a position to do this - the evolution of the High St in action + should be given serious consideration, could be transformational👏 @dlumsden

And the obligatory before shots! #beforeandafter

Focussing on reducing its carbon footprint, the building has been fully insulated using sustainable materials, has had windows, lighting and heating all upgraded, as well as being made fully accessible for the first time in its 130 year history

Village halls play a vital role in communities and now Newburgh, Aberdeenshire has a fantastic refurbished one to act as a hub for local activites. Thanks to @CCFScot @KSBScotland @FoundationScot @VattenfallUK @RobertsonTrust @Aberdeenshire and #community for funding!

@aurora_planning See what you did there 🥂 trust it's all gone now😉 Congratulations!

All set up for #RTPIAwards