New Scottish Houses: Contemporary architecture and living in the landscape

by Isabelle Priest

Overview

New Scottish Houses: Contemporary Architecture and Living in the Landscape brings together for the first time the best examples of contemporary rural houses in Scotland. Showcasing the new rural vernacular that has developed in Scotland over the past 20 years, it presents this rich seam of architecturally designed houses as a new, exciting and specific movement that aims to be distinctly Scottish.

Exploring the fusion of modern design with Scotland's rugged natural beauty, each case study explores a curate collection of contemporary homes that push the boundaries of design - from remote highlands to coastal hideaways. These homes have established a new vernacular for the region inspired by historical blackhouses, and place the buildings within an older 'pre-English' tradition of long houses: revising these lost traditions as more authentically Scottish, and more closely tied to Scotland's landscape, geology and climate.

Featuring striking photographs and insightful commentary, this beautiful book celebrates how architects and homeowners are creating spaces that are both sustainable and inspirational, reflecting the evolving identity of Scotland's built environment in the 21st century.

Architects featured include:

• Mary Arnold Forster
• Paper Igloo
• Dualchas
• Brown and Brown Architects
• Denizen Works

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781915722522
Publisher:	RIBA Publishing
Publication date:	07/01/2025
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)

About the Author

Isabelle Priest is an award-winning architecture journalist and writer. She currently works as managing editor at the RIBA Journal * where, among other sections, she edits the houses and house extension sections of the magazine. Isabelle has previously worked as a writer and editor at many magazines, including *Architecture Today, The Architects’ Journal and as a correspondent for a10 New European Architecture in Amsterdam.

Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: Central ** Ostro designed by Paper Igloo, Glendale Cottage designed by Ann Nisbet Studio, Flax Mill designed by TAP Architects, Q&A: Mhairi Grant, co-director, Paper Igloo Chapter 2: East ** Ardoch designed by Moxon, An Office and Two Houses designed by Loader Monteith Architects, Spyon Cop designed by Brown and Brown Architects, Q&A: Andrew Brown, co-director, Brown and Brown Architects Chapter 3: Islands ** Achnacloich designed by Dualchas, Torrin designed by Dualchas, Tinhouse designed by Rural Design, Caochan na Creige designed by Izat Arundell, Heaste designed by Mary Arnold Forster, House No. 7 designed by Denizen Works, Island Retreat designed by McGinlay Bell, Q&A: Alan Dickson, co-founder, Rural Design Chapter 4: North Taignna Coille/Sutherland House designed by WT Architecture, Nedd designed by Mary Arnold Forster, Kyle House designed by GRAS, Q&A: Wil Tunnell, principal, WT Architecture Chapter 5: South ** Cuddymoss designed by Ann Nisbet Studio, Tidal House designed by Brown and Brown Architects, Caengal designed by Loader Monteith Architects, Blakeburn designed by HAAR, Q&A: Eilidh Izat, co-director, Izat Arundell Chapter 6: West ** Hundred Acre Wood designed by Denizen Works, Iorram designed by Baillie Baillie, The Den designed by Technique Studio, Lochside House designed by Haysom Ward Miller Architects Index