With the recent BBC2 programme Restoration inspiring debate in the press and beyond, St. Peter's Seminary in Cardross, Scotland clearly became an ideal launch project for Virtual Restoration.

This project is ongoing and to date, the St. Peters building has been partially modelled and some initial lighting studies have been completed. Click on the image menu at the top right to view some rendered images and scroll down to the downloads section to see a small QuickTime animation of this work in progress.

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The seminary was designed by Isi Metzstein and Andy McMillan of Gillespie Kidd and Coia, built in 1966, and was awarded the prestigious RIBA Bronze Regional Medal. The college closed in 1980 when it began its long decline into decay and ruin. The building was subsequently Grade ‘A’ listed as a Building of Special Architectural or Historical Interest.

Today the building still stands in its ruined state and has been the subject of many failed plans for redevelopment and restoration.

When six of Scotland’s leading architects were asked in a recent Sunday Herald interview (for an article on the BBC2 programme Restoration) which building they would save, given the chance, three of them suggested St. Peter’s Seminary in Cardross.

As a building that we have had an interest in for some time this seemed the ideal launch project for Virtual Restoration.

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Click here to launch a Virtual Restoration animation of the main block approaching the altar.

You will require the QuickTime plug-in to view this animation. The file is over 1MB, so please be patient while it loads.

Please return to this section soon, we shall shortly be making a variety of animations, images and the 3D model of St. Peter's itself freely available of downloading.

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