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Newhouse of Auchengree, Scotland
Contemporary Architecture Development in North Ayrshire, Southwest Scotland design by Ann Nisbet Studio
22 Nov 2017
Architects: Ann Nisbet Studio
Newhouse of Auchengree, North Ayrshire, south west Scotland
Newhouse of Auchengree
This contemporary farmhouse pays homage to the aesthetic of historic farm buildings in this part of North Ayrshire. On an elevation, commanding long views over the agricultural landscape, the building is a cluster of separate spaces, reflecting the way that rural buildings were developed and extended over decades past.
On this windswept site the cluster is composed carefully to create shelter and in doing so, a captivating arrival sequence – the long drive up the hill set on axis with a pend that at first sight frames a view to the sky beyond and then leads to an entrance court. It is a composition that successfully controls the elements, captures views and mediates between the scale of the wider landscape and the intimate scale of the dwelling.
The main public spaces and bedrooms are set within a two-storey section with the master bedroom within a linear single-storey area and an annex, accessed via the courtyard, offering a further two bedrooms. The whole composition clusters around a three-sided courtyard to the east and a sheltered terrace to the south-west.
The zinc external cladding reflects the light and cloud patterns of its elevated setting which plays upon a building which is contemporary, contextual and in harmony with the light and life of its locale.
Born out of careful research into the unique vernacular of North Ayrshire this is a project with a strong sense of place – truly a building of its landscape.
Photography © Susan Castillo and David Barbour
Newhouse of Auchengree, Scotland images / information received 221117
Location: Auchengree, Scotland
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