Spey Building & Joinery Ltd

The main objective was to create a family home through the refurbishment and extension of a traditional home in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park. A key driver for the brief was the replacement of an adjacent steading with a contemporary extension, which could fit within the existing topography whilst seamlessly enlarging the home to be suitable for the client's family. The extension building envelope is super-insulated, and the whole project is heated by an air-source heat pump. The design was created by Brown & Brown Architects.

The principle aim was to refurbish and repurpose the original packing shed of the families shellfish export business.

Second generation family members were now looking to repurpose the packing shed into a multi-use building.

The building was to provide usable space to operate as a design studio as the Client was also the Architect, a workshop to cater for the creative moments and a gallery come showroom where the end results would be eventually displayed.

The material selection was to be as low impact and user-friendly to both installer and end user and the environment.

The project was designed by the Client, Phinn Manasseh, who is an Architect and is in the process of relocating to the area.