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Brodie Castle Visitor Centre.
Really admiring the attention to detail on this deceptively simple looking building. Every junction has been thought about, from the timber cladding and window openings to the sawtooth ridgeline. Beautiful.

Photos from a recent site visit to Lossiemouth.

This town is a hidden gem.

An amazing beach, a lovely town, cute fishing cottages hidden down tiny lanes, and fighter jets soaring overhead.

I first visited here many years ago when working for as a set designer and stage hand. Been waiting to come back!

Bearsden House

A modern take on the mid-century bungalow that is common in the suburbs all around Scotland.

The design uses the ubiquitous low-pitched pyramidal roof with large overhanging eaves as the driver of the form. Below this roof, the design is a mix of traditional rooms to the left and a more modern open-plan layout to the right, all accessed from a central double height central hallway. The rooms to the left house more enclosed areas, such as bedrooms, home-offices and bathrooms, while the kitchen-living-dining areas are in the open-plan areas with great views and connections to the garden and lots of natural light.

By matching the vernacular with the modern, this design can cherry pick the best of each to create a home that is fit for modern life.

I love working with existing buildings.

This project is a diamond in the rough, with lots of beautiful hidden details. Sometimes it takes a gentle hand and delicate alterations to reveal the true beauty of a place.