Dualchas Architect 'Soviet-era bunker' house on Skye wins top award
But now architects are extending an olive branch to their detractors after a much-criticised home on the Isle of Skye won a top award for design.
The 'modest' house at Torrin, designed by Dualchas Architect, is made from three interlocking larch-clad blocks which sit above the ground on steel posts.
Judges praised the view over the mountains (Image: Dualchas Architect) The main house has two bedrooms, with further accommodation in a separate building which helps frame the entrance and create shelter from the prevailing wind.
It was universally condemned by councillors during a Planning Committee back in 2018, with the design only being approved after their rejection of the proposal was overturned by a Scottish Government Reporter on appeal.
Dualchas Architect director Neil Stephen: 'We always try and do design that is respectful of context and place and we take that responsibility very seriously.
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