Skye House, Inner Hebrides Property, West Coast Scotland Residence Photos, Architect, Design, Rural Scottish Home
New House in Skye: Hebrides Property
West Coast of Scotland Housing: Contemporary Inner Hebrides Home by rural design architects
4 Mar 2007
Contemporary Skye House
Architect: rural design
Location: north west edge of Skye, Western Isles
Design: rural design
New Skye House, Inner Hebrides
This project occupies an exceptional site in north west Skye, combining outstanding views, with orientation towards the south west.
The house has been designed to take full advantage of all the characteristics of the site. The main house is juxtaposed with an organic form which accommodates the main living spaces of the house, this part of the house is of timber construction with a sedum roof, which is appears to emerge out of the ground. The project has been designed with a particular focus with respect to sustainable construction, and utilises many innovative (for Skye) construction techniques.
The desire to break the overall mass of the house results in the dual character, cellular spaces are accommodated within the ‘whitehouse’ the organic form is mostly open plan, and has three split levels. The form of the whitehouse is strong enough to contain an irregular distribution of windows, and the zinc box dormer. The resulting L shaped plan creates a sheltered entrance courtyard.
Openings are designed to capture particular experiences, the kitchen
window projects out of the timber to capture the morning sun, a horizontal window in the gable frames the Cuillin from the master bedroom, every occupied space enjoys the southern aspect over Loch Bracadale.
Skye House images / information from rural design 040307
rural design architects
Location: Loch Bracadale, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Western Isles, Northwest Scotland
Architecture in Scotland
Scottish Architecture Designs – chronological list
rural design are architects 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. Their first house on Skye – the Wooden House – appeared in numerous magazines after featuring on ths site.
Skye House Scotland – first house by rural design:
Skye Buildings : Western Isles Architecture
Skye houses
Tigh An Dochais, 13 Lower Harrapool, Broadford, Isle of Skye
Dualchas Building Design
Highland houses near Skye
Three houses – Dornie, by Kyle of Lochalsh, Ross-Shire
Dualchas Building Design
Website: Isle of Skye
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