Awards: 2018 Saltire Award (Residential). 2017 RIAS Award (Residential). 2016 AIA Award (Residential). 2016 Aberdeen Civic Awards (Commendation). Powis Place Student Residences accommodates 196 student rooms with associated common, staff, and ancillary areas, all arranged around a central landscaped courtyard with car parking beneath. The building occupies a prominent urban block on one of the main approaches into Aberdeen. A bold, muscular form rendered in good quality materials defends the central courtyard from the busy urban environment beyond. The building comprises of 6 storeys, the top two of which are set back to create landscaped terraces and, with a diminishing scale, compliments the quieter residential neighbourhood at the rear.