90-102 Inchview Terrace, Portobello Road, Edinburgh

This is a three-storey and basement Arts and Crafts technical institute, dated 1906, designed by J and J Hall. It is situated on falling ground and incorporates single-storey and basement bays to the west side. The building’s structure utilizes a reinforced concrete frame based on the system developed by E.P. Wells. Materials include red brick, cream sandstone ashlar dressings, and red granite dressings, with rusticated quoins, cills, and coping, and brick dies.

The north elevation presents nine symmetrical bays, with the central three bays projecting. The central bays feature doorways flanked by steps that overhang the basement recess. These doorways are set within moulded ashlar panels, with part roll-moulded surrounds, incised scroll detail above, billeted lintels, and blocked fanlights. Smaller windows flank the doorways, and panelled double-leaf doors are in place. Bipartite windows are found at the centre and first floor, with semi-circular windows on the second floor. Large windows are positioned flanking the centre at both the first and second floors. The three outer bays on each side feature bipartite windows to each bay at the principal and first floors, and semi-circular windows at the second. Basement bays also possess bipartite windows. A gilded "Ramsay Institute" sign is present.

The south elevation is a nine-bay design. A rectangular, balustraded stair block projects centrally, with a basement door flanked by a smaller door and tripartite windows on each floor above. A large round-arched machinery door is located to the outer left, with regular bipartite windows in the remaining bays at the principal and first floors. Semi-circular windows are at the second floor, with that to the outer left originally featuring a door that has since been blocked.

A balustraded single-storey and basement block projects to the west, left of the west elevation. This block has two bipartites facing north, two windows facing west, and a large round-arched service door to the south, all with a boarded door. Basement windows are also present on the north and west sides.

The west elevation, a three-bay design, incorporates a set-off brick stack adjoined to the right of centre. A metal scale platt forestair fire escape is present (with a section missing), and windows have been altered to doors as appropriate.

The east elevation also features three bays. A large service ramp provides access to machinery doors at the principal floor level. It has bipartites to the basement, principal, and first floors of the flanking bays, and semi-circular windows on the second floor, with doors inserted in conjunction with a metal forestair fire escape.

The building’s metal windows are characterised by square-pane glazing patterns with pivotal sections. The roof is flat, covered with ruberoid and protected by a cast-concrete balustrade. A brick water tank sits on the roof towards the west. Original gutterheads have been retained, and decorative square ventilation bricks are spaced at intervals. Decorative cast-iron lamp brackets are affixed to the angles.

Internally, the building showcases a reinforced concrete structure following the E.P. Wells system of square pillars, supported by main and secondary beams of the E.P. Wells twin bar type.

Attached to the site are three pairs of brick gate piers, one pair with rusticated ashlar quoins and corniced granite caps. Cast- and wrought-iron gates and railings are in place, with one pair of gates incorporating decorative wrought detail. The railings sit atop a coped course.