Here's a little strip in the Leith neighborhood called the Commercial Quay. In the last dozen years or so what was once a storage spot for whisky casks has been converted into a road of cafes. A nice little glass build-out with a uniformly green metal structure adds a nice, human-scaled quality to the restaurants and integrates a bit of modern design into a old building. Photo 6 of 17 in Scotland: Day 1 by Aaron Britt

Scotland: Day 1

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Here's a little strip in the Leith neighborhood called the Commercial Quay. In the last dozen years or so what was once a storage spot for whisky casks has been converted into a road of cafes. A nice little glass build-out with a uniformly green metal structure adds a nice, human-scaled quality to the restaurants and integrates a bit of modern design into a old building.