A re-working of the reception space including new retail area

1. davidblaikiearchitect
edinburgh dog and cat home
Our brief was to refurbish the existing reception
area, improve the access arrangement to comply
with current DDA legislation and re-organise the
office area and staff facilities.
During the briefing process we identified that
safer access onto the site could be improved by
relocating it to the side road, that opportunities
existed to reduce carbon emissions and that an
improved retail offer would increasing revenue for
the home. All of which were implemented.
We designed aroound dogs needs. The space
on the public side of the new reception desk is
generous to minimise confrontation between
ground floor plan dogs, we formed windows at low level so that
inquisitive dogs can look out and the automatic
doors slide rather than swing to avoid alarm.
retail unit We created a new canopy over the re-positioned
entrance door. We made reference to ‘L’ shaped
elements and triptych window arrangement of the
original building to form a cohesive composition.
10 deanhaugh street, edinburgh, EH4 1LY t - 0131 332 1133 m- 07764 195480 e - studio@davidblaikiearchitect.co.uk w - www.davidblaikiearchitect.co.uk