Architectural floor plan showing two buildings. The left building has a detailed layout including multiple rooms and pathways. Both structures are surrounded by trees and open spaces, with three cars parked nearby.
Candycraig

Candycraig

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

2021 — 2023

Client   Private Client
Candycraig, on the Glen Tanar Estate near Aboyne, is a beautiful and idiosyncratic late 19th Century farmhouse with distinctive masonry detailing and, unusually, a lean-to entrance on both south and north elevations. A granite retaining wall wraps around the garden area with steps leading up from a significant two storey steading on the lower portion of the site. It was commissioned by Sir William Cunliffe Brook and (in all likelihood) designed by the architect George Truefitt, who was responsible for a large number of notable buildings on the estate. 
Architectural elevation drawing of a sloping landscape featuring detailed outlines of buildings, including a chapel, a tower, and trees. Birds are flying in the sky above.
A modern extension with large windows and a patio contrasts with an old stone house. The sky is clear, suggesting early evening or morning light. There are two patio chairs under a small overhang.
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An asymmetric arrangement of wings provide additional sleeping and living accommodation, connected back to the original building via glazed portals. The larger west-wing is broken into three, to allow the living room to take advantage of the view over the Dee Valley to the North and sunlight to track through the principal bedroom to the south. The bedrooms are separated from the living room by a ‘library corridor’ encased in joinery with an integrated window seat on the outward side and full height glass to the newly formed courtyard. Stone walls built with granite from two former piggeries on the site frame the new extension and further relate the new parts to the farmhouse. 

Architectural cross-section of a two-story house with a modern extension. The drawing shows various rooms, furniture, and people inside. The extension features a terrace with greenery. Trees are illustrated around the buildings exterior.
Architectural drawing of a modern, single-story building with a green roof surrounded by trees. The design includes large windows and a chimney. Figures of people are sketched throughout, showing scale and use of space.
Two architectural diagrams: the top shows a 3D isometric view with shaded walls and structures, while the bottom illustrates a detailed floor plan layout. Both depict the same building with focus on design and spatial arrangement.
Exploded architectural diagram of a modern house, showing various layers including the roof, walls, and foundation. Each layer is color-coded and separated to reveal the internal structure and layout of the building.

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