Tog 2012 Lighthouse
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Temporary wooden lighthouse built by Tog 2012 summer school
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Temporary timber lighthouse built by a new architectural summer school
Tog is a new live-build summer school. It is open to anyone with a passion for the craft of building; students, architects, engineers, trade apprentices or members of the local community.
The inaugural Tog live-build summer school was hosted on the Isle of Tiree, Scotland, in June 2012. In acknowledgement of the history of the site Tog 2012 built a temporary wooden lighthouse at the place used by Alan Stevenson to construct his famous Skerryvore Lighthouse.
The 5m-high structure was built over six days by the school, with the finished lighthouse acting as a beacon for the project and the ambition of future summer schools.
Tog is the Gaelic word meaning build, raise, educate and excite; which is just what the project achieved.
Data
- Begun: Jun 2012
- Completed: Jun 2012
- Floor area: 6m2
- Sector: Arts and culture
- Total cost: £4,000
- Funding: Self-funded summer school
- Procurement: Self-build summer school
- Address: Morton Boyd House, Hynish, Isle of Tiree, PA77 6UD, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Tog Studio
- Client: Tog Studio
- Project Advisor: Duncan Roberts
- Main contractor: Tog Studio
- Engineer: Tog Studio
Suppliers
- Timber Supplier: BSW Timber
- Ground Anchor Supplier: Spirafix Ground Anchors
