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| In the recently completed
house at Belladrum large areas of glazing form one
side of the living area. This makes for a strong
connection with the surrounding garden and opens
views to the Strathfarrar hills in the distance.
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| Striking a balance between
introducing light and sun into the house and maintaining
an economic and low carbon approach to heating can
be a delicate matter which requires to be discussed
fully with the client. |
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In
recent houses we have used increasing amounts
of glass balanced by greater attention being
paid to insulating other parts of the house
. It is interesting to see clients relax with
the realization that you can have light and
warmth at the same time. This approach does
reveal the increasing difficulty that we find
with trying to emulate traditional buildings
which are unable to offer the same quality of
light within the context of a traditional format.
These issues are best resolved by allowing constant
interplay of ideas between client and architect
and at Belladrum Mairi Ross certainly played
a positive role contributing fresh ideas and
offering a flexibility of approach which kept
the design process moving forward. |
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