Braemar Mountain Rescue Centre

Set amongst secluded woodland on the edge of Braemar village, the new centre unifies the original traditional granite building and adjacent outhouses, creating a 1.5-storey extension above, wrapped in black corrugated steel. The original building’s complex roofscape has been replaced with a singular traditional pitched roof, referencing the form of surrounding buildings in rural Aberdeenshire. 

The renovation includes the rationalisation of the centre’s ground and first floor, accommodating improved facilities for the Braemar Mountain Rescue Team to better support its operational challenges. The remodelling of the first floor allows for an extended control room, looking over the courtyard, an extended avalanche room to the rear, and a more generous bunk room to improve the welfare of volunteers.  The control room balcony window breaks up the pitched form via a flat dormer window, allowing direct views from the control desk to the team outside.