Rural setting
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Project • By Fraser/Livingstone Architects • Private Houses
Athron Hill Phase 1
Athron Hill is a housing development constructed on a brown-field site in the foothills of the Ochil hills, snuggled into a sheltering woodland and afforded majestic views over Loch Leven, the Lomond Hills and the Pentlands to the south. This unique setting was once home to a tuberculosis sanatorium, which took advantage of the fresh air and sunshine found on the hills. It had stood empty since the late 1980’s and was demolished back in 2003.
Fredrik Frendin
Fredrik Frendin
Historic clachans and townships evident across the Scottish landscape were finely tuned to climate and landscape. New housing developments often neglect such simple principles. At Athron Hill, forms are tuned to exploit views and to mitigate the vi... More
Villa NW6
A modern villa in North Limburg.
Glass House!
A modern villa has been designed for these rural surroundings in the north of Limburg. “The location of this property, in the heart of the fields, surrounded by greenhouses, was the starting point for the design. The house is a glasshouse with a slate shell. The whole building inclusive sun terrace has been built on a raised plateau, so that the building is visible as a landmark above the level of the surrounding fields.
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Through constructing one side façade and gable end in glass, the surroundings are experienced to the full.
As an extension of this, the interior is modest and sober in design.
Lots of white and light tints have been employed.
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