Basic Site Details | Name: | Bernat Klein Studio, High Sunderland | | Town, district or village: | Galashiels | | City or county: | Selkirkshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | A listed | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | The initial design included a small tower with a circular window at the top; this was the only thing Klein recalls disliking about Womersley's proposal, and it was dropped. Womersley was otherwise given a free hand in the design.
Upgraded from category B to A in July 2002. | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Studio | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1969 | 1972 | Build/construction | | | 1973 | | Won award or awards | Received an RIBA Award and Edinburgh Architectural Association Centenary Medal |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Charles Peter Womersley (known as Peter Womersley) | | | 1969 | 1972 | |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Klein, Bernat | |
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsParent Structure and Site| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | | | Building name | Notes | | High Sunderland | Mrs Klein made specifications as to the proximity of the kitchen to the dining room and suchlike, but on the whole Klein recalls that they gave Womersley a free hand in the design. They had seen Farnley Hey (see separate entry) before, and this was what caused them to choose Womersley as architect.
The initial sketches (kept by the Kleins) show the use of local stone; this was abandoned for cost reasons, but the form of the design was retained. |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | p603 | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | pp36, 153-5 | | http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=19484 | | http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=19484 | | | HS Listing, HB Number 19484 | | Willis, Peter | 1977 | New architecture in Scotland | | | p68-71 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Courtesy of Bernat Klein | Interview of Bernat Klein by Jessica Taylor, 27 January 2009 at High Sunderland | | |
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