Murrayfield Mews
A new mews building in Murrayfield within the Coltbridge and Wester Coates Conservation Area.
The building is set within the rear garden of a townhouse and provides ancillary accommodation including garaging and utility spaces at ground level with habitable rooms above. Its scale and form respond to the surrounding mews context, sitting discreetly within the existing urban grain while maintaining a clear relationship to the main house.
Externally, a simple palette of buff brick and a slate-grey zinc roof reflects the tonality of the surrounding buildings, where buff sandstone and grey slate predominate. The composition is deliberately restrained, allowing the building to read as a natural extension of the mews environment. At first floor level, large pivoting timber louvres provide privacy to the living spaces while introducing a dynamic external element that responds to light and outlook.
Internally, materials are robust and understated, including timber panelling, doors and flooring, with limestone to the utility areas and plaster finishes to walls and ceilings. The plan is arranged to make efficient use of the compact footprint, creating a calm and practical set of spaces suited to everyday use.