A room for cooking in a wood-fired oven; eating and drinking with friends; thinking, reading and drawing.
Project type: Off-Grid, Traditional and Heritage construction
Design Credit: Moxon Architects
Client: Private
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Blackhouse is an off-grid building that repurposes the ruins of a long-abandoned dwelling, set into a wooded hillside with panoramic views of the Dee Valley and Lochnagar.
The masonry remains of this former blackhouse were first stabilised using traditional lime mortar and a salvaged slate flagstone floor was laid.
A new ‘green’ timber structure was then built to support a curved living roof of wild flowers, creating a seamless connection to the forest floor above.
Fitted with a wood-burning stove and a cast in situ wood-fired oven, this small space provides the client with an all-weather refuge full of history and traditional timber joinery.
— Scottish Design Awards Winner 2019
— Architect’s Journal Small Projects Awards 2019
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