Cables Wynd House, Edinburgh

£40.00

Cables Wynd House, Edinburgh

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A Brutalist original, finely detailed in concrete by Spaceplay.

Cables Wynd House, Edinburgh

Name: Cables Wynd House, Edinburgh
Brand: Spaceplay
SKU: MINI_013
Price: 40.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£40.00

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Keep Leith close with a concrete model that holds your way home. Whether you grew up on its long balconies or first saw it in Trainspotting, honour its working-class character.

Made to order and shipped within 30 days

Designed and made in my UK studio

Comes gift-boxed for the perfect concrete gift

Express processing available for UK orders

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If your model arrives damaged, faulty, or incorrect, please email me within 14 days of delivery with your order number and photos of the issue. I’ll arrange a free replacement to be made and posted to you.

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Building Information

Location: Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
Architect: Alison & Hutchison & Partners
Completed: 1965
Status: Still in use, Category B listed

Brief Overview:
Cable Wynd House, often called the Banana Flats, is a curved Brutalist housing block in Leith. Designed as part of Edinburgh’s post-war redevelopment, it’s known for its distinctive shape, elevated walkways, and strong sense of community. Listed for its architectural significance, it remains one of Scotland’s most iconic social housing structures.

Making my concrete model

Cables Wynd House, Edinburgh

Trainspotting fans know it as Sick Boy's home, and Leithers just call it the Banana Flats. This Cables Wynd House miniature concrete model captures Alison & Hutchison & Partners' 1965 curved slab in Leith, with its elevated access decks. It has been a landmark of Edinburgh's social housing for sixty years and is now listed for its architectural significance. This concrete model of the Banana Flats keeps that unmistakable curve at 10cm, a piece of concrete art for a desk, shelf or windowsill. It's made for Leithers, residents past and present, Edinburgh locals, Irvine Welsh fans, and lovers of Scottish Brutalism and Brutalist architecture. It's a gift anyone from Leith will recognise in a second. Each miniature concrete building is hand-cast in solid concrete, heavy and slightly different every time.