Dunfermline Heritage and Cultural Centre

The brief has asked for a museum space telling the story of Dunfermline, gallery spaces for changing exhibitions, education room, restaurant and shop. Our design is organised around a top lit street. Galleries are placed at the lower level, the main museum space at first floor with restaurant, education suite and terrace at the top. The street runs alongside the Carnegie Library to which it and the museum space will be linked at a number of points. The "thick walled" architecture of the design contains a staircase, plant and display cabinets and framed views of surrounding notable Dunfermline buildings. An unusual aspect of the design is the entrance; A section of the Grade B listed former bank building will be demolished and rebuilt as a giant pivoting door returning the listed building to its former state when the building is closed.

The drawings on this page represent the competition scheme and subsequent design development. The current design is substantially different and will be published shortly.

The project was won in a limited competition organised by the RIAS in July 2007.