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Westburn Edinburgh Housing: Architecture
New Homes in Wester Hailes design by Smith Scott Mullan Associates: West Edinburgh Housing, Scotland
post updated 4 November 2023
Housing, West Edinburgh
Date built: 2003
Design: Smith Scott Mullan Associates
Wester Hailes Housing
Westburn, Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, 350 New Homes for Prospect Community Housing.
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Wester Hailes Housing image from Smith Scott Mullan Associates
Completed 2003
One of the largest projects undertaken by the practice, for a new neighbourhood with a population of approx. 1,000 people. Its main features are an informal urban design structure, a high degree of diverse building types and substantial community involvement throughout the design process.
Westburn Middlefield New flats on the western edge of Edinburgh. Handy for traffic noise from the bypass. Photo taken on 16 May 2008:
new flats photo : Richard Webb / Westburn Middlefield, courtesy of wikimedia commons
Also in Westburn: Whale Wester Hailes Community Centre
Wester Hailes
Wester Hailes is an area in the south west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Wester Hailes borders on Kingsknowe and Longstone to the east. Bankhead Industrial Estate and Sighthill Park lie to the north.
Although named after a large private house, the area was not substantially developed until the early-1970s. This fac is reflected in the dominant housing styles, mainly purpose-built flats and tower blocks.
The area was extensively redeveloped during the 1990s and 2000s, with a large number of properties being renovated. Some others, such as the high-rise slab block flats at Hailesland Park, were demolished and replaced with newer low-rise housing.
As well as council and private housing, there is a community housing association called Prospect Community Housing based in Westburn Avenue. They have housing in the Westburn, Clovenstone, Walkers, Barn Park areas of Wester Hailes.
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Cowgate Housing photograph © Adrian Welch
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Dean Bank Lane Housing
Dean Bank Lane Housing picture from architect practice
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Belford Road Housing
Belford Road Housing image © Adrian Welch
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Eyre Place Housing
Eyre Place property picture from the architect studio
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Scottish Capital Building Designs
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Buildings / photos for the Westburn Edinburgh Housing in Wester Hailes design by Smith Scott Mullan Associates, Architecture in southeast Scotland, United Kingdom, page welcome.