Ackling Cook Bothy
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Extension and refurbishment of an abandoned bothy in a remote Scottish valley as a retreat for two artists
The remote site sits on the slopes between two hill burns that flow into the Ettrick Water.
The renovated bothy accomodates a large living and dining space, with a sleeping gallery along with a kitchen and toilet. The new extension contains two bedrooms with a shared bathroom.
For the extension an in-situ retaining wall cut into the slope and a concrete slab forms a simple platform for an insulated timber-framed box to sit on.
The whole mono-pitched form is wrapped in a black EPDM membrane. A further layer of burnt larch cladding, spaced off the outer membrane, adds visual depth to the facade while softening the profile and impact of the black membrane.
Data
- Begun: Oct 2008
- Completed: Jun 2011
- Floor area: 134m2
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £205,000
- Procurement: Minor Works
- Address: Ettrick Valley, United Kingdom
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Materials
Burnt larch, Larch, Larch cladding, Timber cladding, Timber frame
Professional Team
- Architect: Reiach and Hall Architects
- Client: Roger Ackling and Martin Cook
- Main contractor: Robert Reid
- Structural engineer: SKM
- Mechanical engineer: KJ Tait
Suppliers
- Rooflights: Velux
- Sanitaryware: Ideal Standard
- Ironmongery: Allgood
- External walls: Prelasti EPDM
