The Broch

The Broch is a development of 20 apartments and is designed to be the focal building in the St Catherines masterplan. The masterplan is a contemporary interpretation of the historical 12th century town plan of Perth, where streets and squares are created, and object buildings form spaces and places. The circular form of the bulding recalls that of the traditional scottish Broch. These structures, originally small fortified farms are unique to Scotland and in particular the highlands and date back 2500 years. The concept design reinterprets the Broch form and integrates other ideas from traditional scottish castillated and domestic architecture. This contemporary reinterpretation of historical ideas can be seen in the double height entrance canopy, expressed flanking stairtower, stone plinth, timber detailing, traditional harling and articulated crownline. The circular form of the broch allows it to address all the adjacent spaces equally, giving the broch a gravitas and steadfastness allowing it to be the 'heart of the development'.