Lannan Bakery
A bakery and shop in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. Design led by Darcie Maher with support from Nicholas Taggart and Ossian Architects.
Situated on the ground floor of a Category B listed tenement at the corner of Hamilton Place and Saxe Coburg Street, Lannan Bakery has a distinctive corner entrance and front of house with natural light and views out on three sides. The project converts a former beauty salon into a bakery and shop, with a newly designed front of house and commercial kitchen in adjoining rooms. The kitchen is connected to and visible from the main space, allowing the process of baking to form part of the experience.
The interior is deliberately restrained, with decorated timber panelling lining the space and a simple palette of durable materials including clay quarry tiles, iroko timber and brass metalwork. Existing features are retained and restored, informing the design and maintaining continuity with the character of the building. Structural intervention is limited to strengthening the floor to support bakery equipment.
Externally, the shopfront is given a clear identity through a simple palette, with new gold gilt lettering, a projecting sign and awnings. These provide solar protection to the south-facing windows and shelter at street level, reinforcing the bakery’s presence within its setting.