The Literature House is the flagship project of the Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust. It seeks to unite two iconic Edinburgh buildings, John Knox House and the Scottish Storytelling Centre, to create a welcoming hub celebrating Edinburgh as a literary city and Scotland as a literary nation. The Literature House aims to be a vibrant place of encounter, offering event spaces, interpretive experiences, a café and meeting place, bookshop, and information centre.

The proposals require a sensitively crafted approach to address the complexity of the site and buildings, alongside a highly aspirational brief. Witherford Watson Mann and GRAS have collaborated closely on a feasibility study, developing a scheme to improve accessibility, enhance the flow between the two buildings, and upgrade their fabric and services. While the project currently awaits the next phase of development, the groundwork laid continues to inform future progress toward realising this exciting vision.