Amy Kennedy

Amy joined Simpson & Brown in 2016 having previously studied at the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture, Aberdeen, where she achieved a MArch in Architecture and RIBA Part II. Amy completed her training while working at Simpson & Brown and qualified as an Architect in 2019. She became an Associate of the practice in 2023.

Amy worked on the Mackintosh at the Willow project, helping to restore the iconic Category A listed 1903 Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed Willow Tea Room in Glasgow. Amy was also heavily involved in the detail designs for a new estate house and service yard on the west coast of Scotland for a private client. More recently she has worked on Johnnie Walker Princes Street. The project, completed in 2021, involved the alteration, extension and retrofit of a Category B listed former department store in Edinburgh to create an eight-storey immersive experiential brand home for Scotland’s best-selling whisky. 

Amy is passionate about our architectural heritage and the true potential in conserving and adapting the many historic buildings which surround our towns, cities and countryside. 

 

KEY PROJECTS:

MACKINTOSH AT THE WILLOW

Simpson & Brown, with the Willow Tea Rooms Trust, have faithfully restored Charles Rennie Mackintosh's 1903 Willow Tea Rooms and created a world class exhibition and education centre in the adjacent building. "Mackintosh at the Willow" was opened to the public in July 2018.

JOHNNIE WALKER PRINCES STREET

The project, completed in 2021, involved the restoration and extension of a Category B listed former department store to create a seven storey experiential brand home for the iconic whisky.