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Boxy? No, it's part of our city heritage

Archiseek / UK / Scotland / News / 2004 / June 29

It is a 1960s box-like house which has been branded an eyesore by its owners. The former home of the late architect Alexander Esme Gordon, with its Japanese-influenced landscaped garden, is hardly a place of pilgrimage for his fans. But what appeared to be a straightforward plan to bulldoze the house to make way for three new homes has run into problems after Historic Scotland decided to list the building. Now, owners Alistair and Julia White have been left with the almost impossible task of trying to convince city chiefs and the heritage watchdog that the house is not worth saving. The couple had dreamt up a grand vision for the site in Greenhill Park in Merchiston after hiring award-winning city architect Richard Murphy to draw up designs.

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