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Skye based Rural Design's Black Shed deftly illustrates that residential developments in the North West Coast of Scotland can be more than white cottages.
This small (75m2) house has been designed as a prototype for the development of affordable houses on the Isle of Skye and beyond, and draws deliberately on the agricultural shed as a prototypical form. The deep plan and low pitched roof encloses a simple volume enclosed by rough spruce boards inside and out. Large sliding shutters enclose a lobby, and this gradually opens out with the seasons. Simple openings frame the moorland landscape, and a "cut- out" in the plan creates an entrance space and allows the living space to connect to the 270 degree view.
The agricultural metaphor is carried through in the choice of materials, fibre cement sinusoidal sheeting sits on the roof, and the primary structure comprises simple bolted flitch beams. A concrete floor flows through all spaces, material junctions are characteristically direct and trims, skirtings and cover plates are avoided. The butt joint is celebrated. The sheeps wool insulation creates a warmth and a further connection to the landscape beyond.
Project: The Black Shed
Architect: Rural Design
Client: Private
Location: Skye
Link: www.ruraldesign.co.uk
Photography: Copyright Rural Design
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