First opened to the public on 5th March 1909, the Carnegie Library ceased to be used as a branch library in the early 1990's and thereafter became vacant. Acquired by the practice in January 1996 a comprehensive regeneration project was successfully completed in 1999, conserving and restoring the building fabric and implementing a change of use to studio offices.

The project illustrates the skill of the practice in the conservation of Historic and Listed Buildings with maximum retention of historic fabric and incorporation of appropriate technological provisions to ensure future flexibility of use.

These conservation design skills are deployed by Andrew Nesbitt architects within the constraints of commerical feasibility and best practice in environmental management.

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