Comments on: Fiscavaig Project by Rural Design

By: tanya telford - T

tanya telford - T — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:36:40 +0000

i love the way that from a distance i think it would just seem to be a wooden hut and yet its a bit special, being so considered and with amazing views, great place,

By: Tom Russell

Tom Russell — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:42:04 +0000

Earthquakes in Scotland!? Aye right.

By: Nigel

Nigel — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:10:14 +0000

- Love it, so glad that planning on Skye now allow wooden houses.

By: NICO ROLA

NICO ROLA — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:52:49 +0000

To M.Martin, Not everything need be clever in architecture. Their are reasons traditional building techniques endure time, namely, they are efficiant and make sense. So, to state that “the raising of the residence above ground as shown here isn’t clever” as a criticism baffles me. Is building a concrete foundation clever? Is making a complicated system to raise a building clever?

The strength of this project is its simplicity. The way they raise it is mearly perfect for the nature of the project.

By: behzad

behzad — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:06:46 +0000

Structural performance of steel columns are cumulative for earthquake risk. They have vibrating mode .

By: Francesca

Francesca — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:22:01 +0000

Simply lovely house!

By: CH-85

CH-85 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:31:25 +0000

The steel column is no wonder, it’s just a chimney pipe for the fire place if you take a closer look. Love the house and the views, maybe I’ll pay it a small visit next summer. When I’m going for a 1 month holiday, backpacking through Scotland.

By: Martin

Martin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:08:07 +0000

Ok.. I can’t resist, I’m gonna bite.

Steel column??? Its called a flue! I’ve yet to see a timber flue (for obvious reasons).

Sorry, but raising the residence above the ground as shown here isn’t clever, its simply using a very old and well established technique with timber buildings.

Having said that, I agree its a nice building and grand site.

By: neil

neil — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:38:56 +0000

beautiful – in a rugged and raw way, I like it!
@facader – steel column? That’s the chimney flue.

By: cpcp

cpcp — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:32:54 +0000

nice concept – lovely exterior… but interiors just look unfinished… and why is that fireplace right in the middle of the views??
perhaps the client requested that so they can sit by the fire whilst taking in the views… other than that its location makes no sense to me.