Highland House
This highland plateau house is a climate driven response to an exposed windswept terrain. The magnificent yet formidable context required a solution that embraced the dramatic landscape while anchoring the home within the elements.
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Essential shelter is defined through humble, vernacular form, a courtyard framing distant views and the bracken tones of the rugged surrounding slopes.
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