Highlands House: Ross-shire home, Scotland property

Rosshire House in the Scottish Highlands

“Winner of the the Scottish Design Awards’ ‘Best Residential Category’ and ‘Northern Exposure’ prize, this large single storey house is located in Ross-Shire. It has been designed to integrate well with the rural vernacular, using the forms of local agricultural buildings.

Gifford buildings, East Lothian architecture

Gifford Buildings East lothian village

The village takes its name from the 13th-century Sir Hugo de Giffard of Yester, whose ancient Scoto-Norman family possessed the baronies of Yester, Morham, and Duncanlaw in Haddingtonshire, and Tayling and Poldame in the counties of Perthshire and Forfar.

Blairgowrie Visitor Centre building, River Ericht: BARRC

River Ericht Visitor Centre - Blairgowrie Building

7N Architects have received detailed planning consent for a new visitor centre in Blairgowrie for the Blairgowrie and Rattray Regeneration Company (BARRC). The new building, which will be built on the remains of a former mill on the banks of the River Ericht.

Scottish Civic Trust Director: John Pelan

Arisaig House gardens

Following a national recruitment campaign, the Scottish Civic Trust, one of Scotland’s leading organisations promoting respect and understanding for the built environment, has appointed a new director.

Roseisle Distillery Scotland: Diageo Speyside whisky

Roseisle Distillery, Scotland

New Roseisle distillery in Speyside, near Moray Firth in Northeast Scotland by Austin-Smith:Lord: photos by one of the UK’s leading architectural photographers, Keith Hunter, show complexity and scale of this major building.

Pier Arts Centre Stromness Building, Orkney

Pier Arts Centre - Stromness Building, Orkney

Pier Arts Centre Stromness building, Orkney: the arts centre was previously contained solely within two 18th century buildings. Now a contextual building joins these gable ends facing onto the harbour.