With views over to Edinburgh Castle, the £2 million conversion of 132 Princes Street saw the vacant upper storeys of the B-listed building, which had previously been original townhouses, transformed into 16,000 square feet of office space for developer Hazledene House.

Major structural alterations included the formation of an extensive rear extension comprising a glass box and staircase and a “de-furbished” look throughout featuring exposed stonework and beams. Sharkey worked closely with UK architects 3DReid over the course of the 20-week project and regularly consulted with Historic Scotland to ensure that key original features were sympathetically restored. 132 Princes Street is selected for the Architectural Excellence (Commercial Use) category at the Scottish Property Awards 2018.

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The corner site at 97-98 Princes Street/1-3 Frederick Street, one of the few Georgian buildings remaining on Princes Street, is late 18th century and the project, which provides retail space at street level, restores its original usage with residential accommodation re-established on the upper floors.

Phase 1 created 10,000 sq ft of retail space while Phase 2 comprised 6 1-bedroom apartments over 3 floors and 9,500 sq ft delivered for holiday let in the heart of Scotland’s capital.  Major structural alterations were required to bring the building up to current standards and Sharkey worked closely with Historic Scotland to ensure that key original features were sympathetically restored, not least the 12-pane sash and case windows which perfectly frame the stunning views of Edinburgh Castle.

The third project recently completed by Sharkey on one of Edinburgh’s iconic squares, the scheme involved major structural interventions and extensive refurbishment work to join two previously separate B-listed Georgian townhouses and create a 21st century workplace.  The project drew on Sharkey’s extensive experience of this challenging type of development and saw a great degree of care being applied to protecting and restoring existing features to retain and enhance the grandeur of the property.

The project, for Standard Life Investments, centres around one of the city’s most historic buildings, designed in the Gothic Revival style by acclaimed English architects Alfred Waterhouse and Son in 1892 and located on the New Town’s most iconic square.    

 The design and build project, based on Comprehensive Design Architect’s innovative concept, was challenging due to its location on a congested city centre site that is at the heart of the Edinburgh’s own revival as a 21st century capital.   Over 50 tonnes of steel were brought into the building through upper floor windows and features of the completed 16,220 sq ft transformation, with a project value of £2.7 million, include a ‘pillow’ roof above the atrium, intelligent LED lighting and a pared-back aesthetic providing a stark contrast to the decorative Victorian exterior.

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In Dundee, Sharkey has embarked on phase 2 of the £22m conversion of the Baxter Brothers & Co 1869 Jute Mill into the 102-room Indigo Hotel and the adjoining 85-unit Staybridge Suites. Phase 2 involves the Staybridge Suites, in partnership with developer Percor Capital and operator Focus Hotels Management.

In St Andrews, Sharkey has commenced the new build development of the leisure facility complete with swimming pool extension at the Old Course Hotel for Kohler, having already completed the refurbishment of 147 rooms and a new 100-plus car park facility in time for this year’s European Tour Alfred Dunhill Links Championship from the 5th to 8th October.

Managing Director, Billy Harrison, said: “The hotel and leisure sector has become a real niche for Sharkey over the last few years and we are now regularly working on fast-track refurbishments and new build developments like those in Dundee and St Andrews alongside a range of UK and international developers and operators.”

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