Project posted by Kris Grant Architect
At dusk the family retreat inside the pavilion, close the doors and light the log burning stove.
At night the pavilion becomes a beacon of warmth.
The structure is expressed externally so that the planes of glass and larch can slide along the beams.
The lightweight steel, glass and timber structure sits above a heavy stone plinth.
The glass walls and clerestory glazing fill the building with light, fulfilling the clients' brief to make the space feel more 'outdoors' than 'indoors'. The space opens onto a broad balcony with a suspended corner seat located at the spot that enjoys the final rays of evening sun.
A daybed is built into the corner window, framing a view of the loch.
Internally, the walls and ceiling are lined with birch faced plywood for a feeling of warmth. The social focus of the space is a log burning stove.
The glass walls slide open to connect the space to the garden and trees.
The agricultural material palette of stone, steel, timber and metal roofing are commonplace in the buildings of the neighbouring farms, helping this new addition feel like it belongs in the rural environment.
The building is composed of overlapping, sliding planes of stone, larch and glass.
The two storey pavilion sits in the garden of a nineteenth century former schoolhouse, now a family home.
Details
Square Feet
600
Lot Size
15,400
Credits
Posted by
Architect
Kris Grant Architect
Builder
B. Doig Builders
Photographer
dapple photography
From Kris Grant Architect
A garden pavilion overlooking a loch in rural Scotland. The walls of this steel framed building slide open to allow family life to be connected to the garden by day and gathered around a log burning stove at night. Built above a stone base workshop, the elevated position affords views out over the Scottish landscape.
Winner of the Dundee Institute of Architects Supreme Award for the best new building in the region.