Converted former jute mill engine room in Dundee with a glass mezzanine, black steelwork and retained cast-iron columns.

ENGINE ROOM CONVERSION

The former engine room of a Grade A-listed Dundee jute mill was transformed into a private residence, retaining its barrel-vaulted ceiling and original cast-iron structure.

A new central core accommodates the services and bathrooms, while carefully inserted steelwork supports the mezzanine and bespoke staircase without disguising the building’s industrial character.

INDUSTRIAL residential conversion, dundee

LOCATION

Dundee

BUILDING

Category A-listed former jute mill

PROJECT TYPE

Residential conversion

SERVICES

Interior design, architectural services, bespoke detailing, project management

Former jute mill engine room in Dundee before conversion, showing the barrel-vaulted ceiling and original columns.

BEFORE

Engine room before renovation, showing the tall ceiling, original columns and exposed window openings.
Derelict engine room before conversion, showing the original industrial windows, columns and floor channels.

An initial hand-drawn sketch communicated the spatial idea more directly than a polished computer rendering. It established the relationship between the new central core, glass mezzanine and retained structure, giving the client confidence before the project was developed through more than a hundred technical drawings and details.

INITIAL SKETCH DESIGN

Initial hand-drawn design sketch for the conversion of a former Dundee jute mill engine room

THE COMPLETED SPACE

Completed Dundee engine room conversion with a glass mezzanine, bespoke staircase and retained cast-iron columns.
Bespoke black steel and oak staircase with frameless glass balustrade in the converted engine room.
Detail of the bespoke oak handrail, black steel balustrade and frosted glass panels.

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