Strone Cottage, Scottish Highlands Modern Architecture, Rural Home Scotland, Architecture Photos
Strone Cottage in the Scottish Highlands
26 Feb 2021
Strone Cottage
Design: Loader Monteith Architects
Location: The Scottish Highlands, Scotland
The Strone Cottage is the adaptive restoration and extension of a highland bothy in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland.
What was the brief?
The clients gave Loader Monteith Architects one powerful line of aspiration for their cottage: The house should feel warm and comfortable – a light-filled family space that allows the outdoors to be in harmony with the indoors.
The idea was to turn the cottage, a very small property that was disconnected from its surroundings, into a comfortable and understated mountain retreat.
With three bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, a dining room and a snug, each space was to take advantage of the surrounding views – with windows framing the Cairngorms.
Loader Monteith Architects wanted to make openings and point them at the view: a panoramic image of a dramatic mountainscape
What were the key challenges?
Because the existing cottage was very small, the architects had to more than double the area of property – a significant challenge in planning terms. The team worked closely with the local planning department to make sure they arrived at a design response they would support.
Strone Cottage in the Highlands, Scotland – Building Information
Design: Loader Monteith Architects
Project size: 150 m2
Site size: 500 m2
Project Budget: £170000
Completion date: 2019
Building levels: 0
Structural & Civil Engineers: David Narro Associates
Photography: Nigel Rigden and Gillian Hayes
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Location: Scottish Highlands, Scotland, UK
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