Passivhaus is usually thought of as an energy efficiency approach, but it's really about much more than that. A Passivhaus building confers considerable physical and mental health benefits on its occupants and as such has an important role to play in the just transition and...
As we approach the end of 2022, we look back on the successes of John Gilbert Architects’ 30th year in business. We have increased our strength with Rupert joining as associate director and Chris returned as senior architect to work with Sussed. Associate Director Barbara was...
In what has become office tradition, JGA takes a weekend away to collectively discuss office strategy and long-term ambitions and goals. This year, we spent Halloween weekend at Tomintoul, a small, rural village in the Scottish Highlands. Amidst the strategy meetings, we took the time to...
It is irrefutable that the construction of the M8 motorway is of major historical importance to the City of Glasgow. Vast swathes of the city were cleared to make way for the wider motorway network, which includes the Kingston Bridge, and the fabric of the...
The recent events in the US, and elsewhere, following the death of George Floyd have been both frightening and hopeful. As a group of people we have all been moved, and although it’s not easy to know what to usefully say, we do believe that...
Our Sustainable Renovation Guide was published in late 2018 and discussed the principles of a more holistic approach to retrofit along with a number of practical examples. In 2019, John Gilbert Architects were commissioned to write a follow-up pamphlet to set out a range of...
John Gilbert Architects and our Building Performance service, Hab-Lab fully support the Architects Journal RetroFirst campaign. The scale of the climate emergency challenge requires meaningful retrofit of virtually all our building stock over the next 30 years. This retrofit must be financially viable, well informed...
[gallery link="none" ids="16617,16618,16622,16623,16624" itemtag="div" icontag="span" captiontag="p"] Walking home today, I passed some roadworkers who were renewing the road surface. The contractors strap line being “Safe in the Knowledge”. However the firm clearly didn’t have the knowledge, or possibly care, to wash out their cement mixer at...
On 4th June 2019 the Scottish Government’s Working Group on Tenement Maintenance published their final recommendations for legislation to be introduced over the coming years to tackle the maintenance crisis facing Scotland’s buildings in common ownership. Currently 68% of all dwellings have some disrepair, whilst...
John Gilbert Architects is delighted to announce an exhibition and series of events to celebrate our 25th anniversary. Throughout April, May and June 2018 we are hosting an exhibition and talks which examine John’s career, tenements, housing and debating their future. We are delighted to partner with...