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[Opposite] A grey Brazilian slate has been used in the entrance ways to match that of the external
terraces, with engineered oak boards over underfloor heating throughout the rest of the ground
floor. The walls here are clad in so wood slats. [Below] The fireplace was designed by Cameron
Webster and built by the contractor Hadden Construction. The Stuv can function as an open fire
or as a stove. The surround is clad in grey Burlington slate

family come up to stay, they can use the cottage,” says Cameron. “The house is all zoned mechanically
and electrically, so that you can ‘turn on’ the cottage without turning on the rest of the house.”
From the cottage, a garage, log store and workshop extends around the courtyard, culminating in
separate staff accommodation, which meets the main house at the kitchen and breakfast room and the
terrace to the eastern corner of the main house. “This is not a house that the family live in full-time.
It’s used intermittently, as a base to explore the Highlands,” continues the architect. “As a result, the
kitchen isn’t necessarily part of the social hub of the house, so it has been designed to be shut off and
used by a chef, who can then go directly to his or her own quarters.
“There’s a zonal arrangement to the main living area, which is why we have all the pivoting doors,
to allow the various spaces to be closed off as and when required. As contemporary architects, we
tend to think in terms of open-plan space, but the arrangement we have here almost harks back to the
Victorian ideal in this respect.”

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