Green roof architecture

Offering generous views over Glen Affric in the Caledonian pinewoods, our proposed Highland Retreat provides a place of refuge and repose away from the pressures of the city. It is designed with reference to the topography of the hill and the silhouette of the mountains beyond. As such, it not only engages with, but contributes instinctively to the natural terrain, its sedum roof and reflective glazing collapsing the binary between organic and synthetic. Glen Affric Estate RDA RDA An expansive seating area faces westwards from an elevated section of the open plan to provide an incredible panorama, while an advanced thermal spa facility frames the dense native vegetation from a slightly recessed vantage point. Roof and base s... More