February 5 2016

Moxon Architects have unveiled plans for a banked hillside home in Banchory, Lower Deeside, stepping up over four levels into a rolling hillside.

Strachan House takes the form of a linear sequence of volumes each at a slight angle to the next in order to frame and shelter a courtyard entrance. Each room is connected directly to the next by living spaces to reduce the need for corridors.

Built on top of a drystane granite terrace the bulk of the home is finished in untreated timber with large picture windows offering expansive views over the water of Feugh, all of which sits below a zinc roofline angled in parallel with the slope of the hill.

Architect Scott Gibb commented: “This house is the product of a number of constraints, which we have enjoyed exploring immensely. Material selection and the compact nature of internal spaces mean that this house is working incredibly hard for the owners.”

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