History and Heritage
Our new Studio takes on a shop recently occupied by the Meadows Lamp Gallery that retained glimpses of fancy tiling and stained glass from its time as one of Scotland’s famous “Buttercup Dairy Co.” chain. A photo from a hundred years back showed other glories, and careful unpicking has revealed its wonderful brass, gilt and black glass sign, and the shopfront has been revealed and restored.
![Buttercup Dairy, Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh, 1920](/uploads/projects/Buttercup/_halfWidth/23860/Buttercup-Dairy-1920.jpg)
![Stairwell at Fraser/Livingstone Architects, Edinburgh](/uploads/projects/Buttercup/_halfWidth/24787/Screen-Shot-2021-04-16-at-15.54.37.jpg)
MAIN CONTRACTOR / Davy Neave of Braidwood Construction. Stair by Alistair Letch, Handrail by Bob Logan.
TEAM / Fraser/Livingstone Architects and Helen Lucas Architects - Will Cairns.
COMPLETION / Summer 2020.
![Pen drawing of Buttercup studio interior, Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh](/uploads/projects/Buttercup/_maxWidthImage/23963/200304-colours.jpg)
The Working Studio
Inside was a different story, with no desire to conserve the charming Aladdin’s Cave interior, or lovingly restore the less-charming open-plan lavvies; and a modern, light-filled office, with a beautifully-turning stair bringing light into a new, lined basement meeting area, kitchen and toilet, has been created.
So we’re Buttercup Studios, with the compulsory wearing of 1920s smocks and pinnies being actively considered. And every day a parade of wee children stop at our window and appraise the models – home schooling.
![The Meadows Lamp Gallery, Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh.](/uploads/projects/Buttercup/_halfWidth/23838/4-2019-interior.jpg)
![Downstairs toilet at Warrender Park road, Edinburgh](/uploads/projects/Buttercup/_halfWidth/5-2019-lavvies.jpg)
![Father and son looking at architectural models in the window](/uploads/projects/Buttercup/_halfWidth/23935/8-homeschooling.jpg)
![Stair treads at buttercup studio](/uploads/projects/Buttercup/_halfWidth/24072/Buttercup-Stair-2.jpg)
![Staff Photo 2023](/uploads/about/people/groups/_halfWidth/Staff-Photo-2023.jpg)
![The former Buttercup Dairy - exterior view at night. Now Fraser/Livingstone Architects studio, Marchmont, Edinburgh.](/uploads/projects/Buttercup/_halfWidth/23837/3-2020-Buttercup-Dairy-night.jpg)