Skye House, Western
Isles
rural
design: first completed project
'The wooden house' on the north west edge of Skye
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scotland
rural design are based on the Isle of Skye, and have established
a practice specialising in the design of buildings and landscapes in the
rural landscape of scotland. Wooden House has been featured in numerous
magazines since featuring on ths site.
Skye House : another rural
project by the same architects
Scottish Architecture
Scottish House
Highland Houses
Elgol House (aka the wall house with apologies to John Hejduk)
This single storey holiday house sits on an unusually flat site overlooking
a wild flower meadow that is populated by Deer during the evening.
The house is simply planned, kitchen, bathrooms, utility and entrance
lobby are accommodated in a thick wall facing north, the occupied spaces
all face south, connected by a simple top lit circulation route.Every
effort is being made to minimise disruption between inside and out, floor
to ceiling glazed openings maximise solar gain during the day, and will
dissappear during the evening reinforcing the connection to outside.
Traditionally constructed including the re-use of stone already on the
site, completion is targetted for february 2006.
Burnside, Plockton - a development of 24 houses in a sensitive site on
the approach to Plockton in Rosshire (just before the school if you know
the area).
The design is based on the layout of the settlement at Diurnish in Kyle,
and will comprise a combination of terraces in render, and 'barns' in
timber, stone and corrugated sheet. The buildingsbuildings are low energy
incorporating superinsulation.
Based on the principles of homezones the external spaces will be entirely
shared surfaces, and incorporate novel ideas for traffic calming.
The client is lochalsh and skye housing association, an application for
planning was lodged at the beginning of June.
Archived: Aerial View South / Aerial View North / View from road
New Houses
rural design
Bosville Terrace
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scotland
Part of a study into the options available to alter and extend a 1 1/2
storey croft house overlooking Portree Harbour in Skye. An awkward triangular
site, has created an unusual form which maximises aspect and views over
the harbour, the extension is raised above the existing ground floor level
to create additional privacy within the new living space. The new form
will be constructed from traditional materials, including locally sourced
oak. Completion 2006
Scottish
Parliament Building
Skye house : Harrapool
Another Highlands
House is in Perth by Mark Walker Architects
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