Lannan Bakery

A new bakery and shop in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. Design led by Darcie Maher with support from Nicholas Taggart and Ossian Architects.

Situated on the ground floor of a listed tenement at the corner of Hamilton Place and Saxe Coburg Street, Lannan Bakery features a distinctive corner entrance and front of house with natural light and views out on three sides.

The project involved the conversion of a former beauty salon into a new bakery and shop, featuring a newly designed front of house and commercial kitchen in the adjoining rooms. The kitchen is connected to and visible from the front of house, creating an engaging experience for customers and those working there.

The interior design is purposefully subtle, with the space lined in decorated timber panelling and complemented by a simple palette of hard-wearing natural materials including clay quarry tiles, iroko timber and brass metalwork.

The existing building is Category B listed, with the period features retained inside and out, with these informing the design. Structurally, the sole alteration was to strengthen the floor to take the weight of the new oven and prover, and new wiring, lighting, plumbing, fire and security alarm systems were installed throughout.

Externally, the premises has been given a new identity with a purposefully simple colour palette, new gold gilt lettering in the windows, and a new projecting sign and awnings. The awnings provide solar protection to the south-facing windows, mitigating overheating, and also provide shelter for customers on rainy days.

Many of the bespoke features of the shop are custom commission from individual makers, notably the projecting sign by Oliver Boyett, signwriting by Thomas Payne, textiles by Rozie Buchan, cabinetry by Francey Shopfitters and graphics by Orlando Lloyd, Oliver Hilliker and Hannah Robinson.