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Award-winning British design studio, with an expert team of architects, interior designers, and cabinet makers.

Dedicated to creating exceptions buildings meticulously hand crafted in the UK. Talk to us about your project www.simpson-studio.com

05/11/2026

A home should feel entirely its own. In our residential work, we look beyond the brief to understand how people live, what they value and how a space should feel. Architecture, interiors and the smallest bespoke details are considered together, creating homes with character and longevity.

Our Grove Park project brings this approach to life, transforming a four-storey Victorian villa into a calm, light-filled family home, with a reconfigured staircase and a strong connection between indoor and outdoor spaces.

03/11/2026

It starts with material. We’re working with Scottish ash to create six handcrafted timber plinths for the EAA Exhibition Week in November. From the grain and texture of the wood to the precision of each junction, these are small objects with an architectural approach to making.

30/10/2026

A new chapter for Vauxhall townhouse. We’re delighted to have secured planning permission and conservation area consent for this London project. Working with existing buildings is about understanding their character, recognising what makes them special and making thoughtful space for contemporary life. We look forward to sharing more of the design as it develops.

27/10/2026

Edinburgh Through a Child’s Lens. What a week!

Ten days on, we’re still thinking about the ideas, conversations and connections sparked by our exhibition at Edinburgh Futures Institute. Children and young people across the city imagined a much more playful, welcoming and ambitious Edinburgh.

Thank you to every school, family, speaker and collaborator who helped bring those ideas to life, and to A&DS:SpACE, Rettie, Play Scotland and the Simpson Studio team. The exhibition has ended, but the conversation is only beginning. What if Edinburgh really could become the best city in the world for children to grow up in?

15/10/2026

Yesterday, we put the city in children’s hands!

As part of Edinburgh Through a Child’s Lens, we invited children and families to get creative, build their ideas and imagine the places they would love to grow up in, exploring what their streets, neighbourhoods, play spaces and wider city could become.

We had children designing neighbourhoods, parks, temples, skyscrapers and, of course, even more zip lines! Some imagined greener cities, others built out onto the water, and many came up with entirely new ways of playing, moving around and spending time together.

And while some ideas were ambitious, so many reflected simple things: more places to play, more nature, more opportunities to explore and spaces where children feel welcome.

A huge thank you to all the children, families and everyone who joined us for Build the City yesterday. It was brilliant to see so many ideas come to life!

13/10/2026

What makes a great city for children?

Today we brought together an incredible group of speakers for a really engaging panel discussion as part of Edinburgh Through a Child’s Lens!

A huge thank you to Tim Gill, Sue Palmer and Shirley Young for sharing their knowledge, experiences and perspectives on what makes a city a great place to grow up, and to Dr Louise Hill from Children’s Parliament for chairing such a thoughtful discussion.

We explored everything from children’s freedom to play and move independently through their neighbourhoods, the controversial top of car free cities, the importance of individuals play in delivery, to the importance of inclusive public spaces and ensuring that all children have a voice in shaping their city.

It was fantastic to see such an engaged audience, with so many interesting questions and contributions adding to the conversation!

Of course, listening is only the beginning. What matters now is how we take their observations and ambitions seriously, and use them to rethink the way we plan, design and shape Edinburgh. We hope today is just the start of a much wider conversation!

10/10/2026

What does Edinburgh look like if we actually listen to children?

Children experience the city every day. They know where they feel welcome, where they can play and explore, what gets in their way, and what they wish could be different. Yet their perspectives are still too often missing from conversations about how our cities are designed and shaped.

Over the past few months, we’ve asked children across Edinburgh to show us the city through their eyes, what they notice, what matters to them, and what they would change.

Their ideas are playful, ambitious, thoughtful and sometimes challenging. And they offer a different way of thinking about what Edinburgh could be.

Listening is only the beginning.

Edinburgh Through a Child’s Lens brings these ideas into conversation with people working across the city, asking how they might help shape a more inclusive, playful and ambitious Edinburgh for 2040.

Because if we’re designing the city children will grow up in, they should have a say in what it becomes.

12-15 October | 10am - 5pm
Exhibition taking place at A&DS:SpACE, Edinburgh Futures Institute

10/10/2026

What does Edinburgh look like if we actually listen to children?

Children experience the city every day. They know where they feel welcome, where they can play and explore, what gets in their way, and what they wish could be different. Yet their perspectives are still too often missing from conversations about how our cities are designed and shaped.

Over the past few months, we’ve asked children across Edinburgh to show us the city through their eyes, what they notice, what matters to them, and what they would change.

Their ideas are playful, ambitious, thoughtful and sometimes challenging. And they offer a different way of thinking about what Edinburgh could be.

Listening is only the beginning.

Edinburgh Through a Child’s Lens brings these ideas into conversation with people working across the city, asking how they might help shape a more inclusive, playful and ambitious Edinburgh.

Because if we’re designing the city children will grow up in, they should have a say in what it becomes.

Exhibition taking place at A&DS:SpACE, Edinburgh Futures Institute 10am - 5pm Monday 12th - Thursday 15th Oct.

08/10/2026

Meet the people and partners behind Edinburgh Through a Child’s Lens!

Children are experts in their own experiences. But we shouldn’t expect them to solve the complex questions of planning and city-making alone.

That’s why we’re bringing their observations and ideas into conversation with people who have spent their careers thinking about childhood, play, participation, inclusion and the places we create.

We’re delighted to be joined by an incredible group of speakers:

Tim Gill – Author and leading advocate for child-friendly cities, outdoor play and children’s independence.

Sue Palmer – Founder of Upstart Scotland and campaigner for children’s rights and play-based childhoods.

Shirley Young – Activist and consultant championing the rights and inclusion of disabled children and their families.

Dr Louise Hill – Director of Children’s Parliament, joining us to chair Tuesday’s panel discussion.

Imogen Clark – Co-founder of Make Space for Girls, campaigning for public spaces that better support teenage girls.

Anna Gaffney – Founding director of A Place in Childhood, working to put young people’s voices at the heart of placemaking.

Of course, bringing children from across Edinburgh together with the people shaping our city takes a lot of support behind the scenes!

A huge thank you to Rettie for sponsoring the project, and to Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS) and SpACE for helping provide our fantastic venue at Edinburgh Futures Institute.

We’re also delighted to be working with Play Scotland for Wednesday’s Build the City day, and grateful to Make Space for Girls and A Place in Childhood for contributing their expertise to Thursday’s conversation about teenagers and public space.

Their support, knowledge and generosity are helping us bring children’s ideas into a much wider conversation about the future of Edinburgh.

What began as an exhibition is becoming something much bigger, and we hope October is only the beginning!
 12–15 October | Edinburgh Futures Institute Find out more and book your free tickets through the link in our bio.

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