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Balfron Scotland, Photos, Home, Design, Scottish Residential Project, Images
Balfron house, Scotland
Contemporary Country House, Scotland, UK by Studio KAP Architects
New Scottish House
Oct 2008
Grand Designs magazine Jan 2008 edition features return visit to the
Leijser House. The house was offered for sale by Savills for offers
over £575k

Leijser House images © Keith Hunter
A Dutch/Scottish couple with two children recently returned from many
years in Africa bought a beautiful sloping site with long views towards
the Campsie Fells and required a contemporary, energy-saving 4 bedroom
house which could support an informal lifestyle and maximise the changing
Scottish daylight.
A two storey box on one storey plinth built into the hillside is arranged
into mid-floor (entry level) accommodating family/social spaces; upper
floor accommodating bedrooms, bathrooms and study overlooking the
living area and lower floor accommodating guest bedroom, hobby room
and storage. The double height living space is washed with daylight
from a continuous roof light slot and is the spatial climax of the
composition.
As featured on Channel 4 TV's Grand Designs programme Apr 2006

Leijser House in Balfron
The setting for this four-bedroomed house is a south-facing sloping
site with long views towards the Campsie Fells and a tree-fringed
northern backdrop. Adjacent buildings are Victorian stone houses (partly
rendered) or 30 year old brick and render developers houses.
The site overlooks the cottage identified as the birth place of Alexander
Thompson.
The new house aligns itself with the neighbouring building line and
overall height. It is arranged on 3 levels (conceived as 2 storeys
on a plinth) to minimise cut and fill on the site. A partly covered
terrace both signals the new entrance route on the eastern side and
provides some privacy from the neighbouring property.
External materials are chosen for their quality in relation to this
particular setting and to create (as far as is possible) a maintenance-free
exterior, which would weather in a controlled and aesthetically pleasing
manner.

Photos of the Leijser house by Theo Leijser, from
Studio KAP Apr 2006
Western-Red Cedar shakes make a conscious effort to sympathise with
the leafy setting and are framed by smaller areas of concrete and
render on the lower levels. The sloping roof is located behind a parapet
wall and is not visible from the road, reducing both the visual bulk
of the house and establishing the building as a simple wall elevation
on the hill. Openings are carefully proportioned and window frames
are in stained hardwood.
Leijser House images by Keith Hunter from Studio KAP 16 Oct 2008

Balfron house - image © adrian welch may 2006
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