Linksview House

Linksview House was built between 1964 and 1967, designed by Alison & Hutchison & Partners, with Robert Forbes Hutchison as the senior partner and Walter Scott in charge. Francis W Tinson served as the senior assistant. The contractor was J Smart and Co, and the structural engineers were Blyth & Blyth. This 11-storey slab block of flats features both private and public access balconies and is situated in the Kirkgate area of Leith, part of a post-war urban redevelopment project from the 1960s.

The building showcases a modern Brutalist design with a rectangular plan and is supported by splayed reinforced concrete at the ground floor. It is distinguished by undercrofts and concrete finishing, particularly its patterned horizontal elevation facing the Kirkgate precinct, which acts as a boundary wall to the east.

Constructed with an in-situ concrete cross frame and large aggregate pre-cast concrete panel cladding, Linksview House contains 98 flats. Access to the flats is provided by two lifts leading to galleried decks on the 2nd, 5th, and 8th floors. The original windows and glazed balcony doors have been replaced with uPVC units, and most main doors to the decks are later replacements.

The public circulation spaces were observed in 2014. The building features two lifts located off-centre and two to the east. The wide galleried decks on the east side are enclosed by partially ventilated glazed panels, and there is a refuse chute system at each deck.