Níall Hedderman
How Much Does a House Extension Cost in Scotland 2024
Have construction costs for small projects returned to 'normal' in Scotland in 2024? This is one Architects view.
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Níall Hedderman
- Jan 7
- 1 min
Capital A is 15 Years Old !
I began Capital A from my kitchen table in January 2009. It's been 15 years and in that time I took on 235 projects almost all of them...
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Níall Hedderman
- Oct 16, 2021
- 1 min
Construction Industry Inflation in Edinburgh
This has been the same for every Architect, Engineer and Building Contractor I know in Edinburgh. No-one can remember a time where...
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Níall Hedderman
- Apr 26, 2021
- 2 min
Post Lockdown Workload
Since lockdown eased earlier this year the volume of work in the Edinburgh construction industry is as high as I have ever seen it. This...
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Níall Hedderman
- Dec 27, 2020
- 3 min
Dropping a New Design into an Old Building
Most of the projects I work on involve altering or extending peoples homes, either building a brand new extension or re-arranging the...
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Níall Hedderman
- Jan 10, 2020
- 1 min
Capital A Has Moved to a New Office
After many happy years sharing a space with Leask Architects on Dundas Street, they have decided to move to Humbie in East Lothian and I...
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Níall Hedderman
- Sep 12, 2018
- 2 min
Finding a Builder in Edinburgh
I haven’t written a blog post since March this year. I have been very busy and so has the Edinburgh construction industry! Two years ago...
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Níall Hedderman
- Mar 16, 2018
- 1 min
How Hard Can It Be?
Since starting Capital A back in 2009, the majority of my clients have been regular homeowners. Most had never hired an Architect or...
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Níall Hedderman
- Aug 23, 2017
- 1 min
An Architect in Edinburgh
Among Edinburgh Architects, Capital A is the only established practice which publishes a detailed guide to our Architect Fees. If you...
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Níall Hedderman
- Jul 19, 2017
- 3 min
Breathing New Life
Working with historic buildings makes it necessary to have a clear philosophy on how to alter them. My view is that an extension should...
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Níall Hedderman
- Jan 5, 2017
- 3 min
In Keeping
This is a meaningless phrase whos only real purpose is to mark it users as architecturally illiterate. Its role as signifier of clients...
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Níall Hedderman
- Oct 26, 2016
- 2 min
Good Neighbours
particularly for an owner who has not experienced a building site before. It can be a nasty shock to come home from work only to find the...
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Níall Hedderman
- Aug 21, 2016
- 3 min
Maximum Capacity
I started Capital A during the dark days of the great recession but one advantage was that a depressed economy made it easy to find a...
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Níall Hedderman
- May 26, 2016
- 1 min
We Have A Winner
I set up Capital A seven years ago and in that time have taken on over 160 projects. I have been lucky to meet many interesting clients...
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Níall Hedderman
- Mar 10, 2016
- 1 min
Stepping Down as ECAN Chairman
As an Architect I am registered with the ARB and I am also a member of both the RIBA and RIAS, but by far the most useful organisation I...
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Níall Hedderman
- Sep 18, 2015
- 2 min
Contemporary House Extension, Corstorphine, Edinburgh
It's great when someone contacts me out of the blue, viewing my projects online and wanting something similar. About two years ago a...
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Níall Hedderman
- Feb 14, 2015
- 1 min
New Edinburgh Office
Its been far too long since my last blog but I have been exceptionally busy over the past few months. 2015 has started with the biggest...
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Níall Hedderman
- Sep 2, 2014
- 4 min
Contemporary Luxury Bathroom, Edinburgh New Town
Many of the projects I work on have high aspirations but are brought back down to earth by budget constraints. Consequently, over the...
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Níall Hedderman
- Jun 4, 2014
- 2 min
Edinburgh Chartered Architects Network
Over four years ago I was working on a project where part of my role was to record the condition of all the neighbours properties above...
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