New House, Dornie
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- New House, Dornie
Our client was a Swiss national that intended to retire to the Highlands of Scotland and subsequently bought a plot of ground at Dornie near Kyle of Lochalsh. The plot overlooked Loch Long and the nearby Eileen Donan Castle.
The brief was for a 3 bedroomed house with the capacity for our client to carry out some Bed and Breakfast business should she want to.
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The site was sloping down towards the Loch and we decided on a linear design with all the main rooms facing towards the loch and the “support” accommodation towards the rear of the house, closer to the access road.
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We also incorporated a covered external space into the design. The space could be used as a carport, a drying area and a space to “potter” The outer edge of the roof was supported by a plantroom cupboard and an external sink and workbench build into the enclosing wall.