This replacement house sits within mature woodland in Boat of Garten — following the existing topography, whilst concealing a private courtyard at its core.
A modest external appearance allows this house to sit comfortably on its site, with the stepped two-storey arrangement following the slope of the existing landscape, and helping bed the home into its context.
A ground floor of locally sourced stone conceals a central courtyard, which is in turn overlooked by the stepped first floor, containing the key social spaces, which also accesses a garden which covers the entirety of the ground floor roof.
Although the house is substantial in size, it sits comfortably within the context of the site and wider area, utilising a simple and uncomplicated aesthetic, with a restrained materials palette of local stone to the ground floor, blackened zinc to the upper floor, and warm timber linings used throughout — to soften and accentuate the key spaces.
Project Team
Andrew Brown
Alex Rece
Kate Pittendreigh
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