Basic Site Details
| Name: | Distillers House |
| Town, district or village: | Murrayfield |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Main contractor Gilbert Ash; interior designers Gerrard & Medd. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Balfour Stewart House | ||
| United Distillers Headquarters | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Office | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Ellersly Road | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1984 | Completion | Date given in RMJM brochure | |
| 1981 | 1986 | Build/construction | |
People
Design 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 | |
| Ian Douglas Burns | A | 1981 | 1986 | Project manager | |
| Kenneth Edward Graham | A | 1981 | 1986 | Partner in charge | |
| Michael ('Mick') Alexander Haig Duncan | A | 1981 | 1986 | ||
| Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners (RMJM) | A | 1981 | 1986 | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p631 | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p582 | ||
| RMJM | RMJM Practice Brochure | ||||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architects Journal | 22 January 1996 | pp35-49 | ||
| RIAS Quarterly | 2010 | Spring | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | p.111: obituary of Kenneth Graham |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Edinburgh City Archives | Edinburgh Dean of Guild | Plans lodged 2 October 1981 | |
| RMJM | Information courtesy of Ian Burns | Per Dawn McDowell | |