A competition-winning concept pioneered by ARPL Architects is to make its mark on Dumfries for the first time after  planning approval was granted for a mixed-use development comprising flats, workshops, retail and exhibition space. ARPL have been working with the community  group initially developing a masterplan for the area and now moving the pilot project on to its construction phase.

The Oven is the lead element of an ambitious community-led masterplan for the MidSteeple Quarter which seeks to reimagine the High Street as a live/work hub, merging a mix of uses in a concentrated area.