Coldrach
Coldrach
Aberdeenshire,
Scotland
2012 — 2015
Client
Private Client
Set near the foot of Lochnagar at Crathie in the Scottish Highlands, Coldrach is an 18-century ‘but and ben’ farmhouse that has been extended to incorporate new living space and create a sheltered, West-facing courtyard.
The new is connected to the old by a frameless band of glass, with the remainder of the addition clad in untreated European larch and red-oxide corrugated metal sheets. The result aims to not only mimic the austerity and ad-hoc charm of the existing granite home’s architecture, typical of the Highlands, but also continue the use of vernacular materials – honest and elementary.
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Partners
Site Agent
TOR Contracting
Structural engineer
Graeme Craig Consulting Engineer
Awards
Aberdeenshire Architectural and Landscape Design Awards
·Ian Shepherd Award
·Winner
·2016
Saltire Housing Design Awards
·Saltire Housing Design Award
·Commended
·2017
Aberdeen Society of Architects
·Wood for Good Award
·Winner
·2018
Scottish Design Awards
·Residential Award
·Commended
·2017