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• Level of Award:

  Commendation

• Region:

  Scotland

• Local Authority Area:

  Highland

• Owner:

  National Trust for Scotland

• Entrant:

  Gareth Hoskins Architects Ltd

• Architect:

  Gareth Hoskins Architects Ltd

• Developer:

  Not Applicable

• Landscape Designer:

  Gross Max

• Services Engineer:

  Max Fordham LLP

• Structural Engineer:

  David Narro Associates

• Contractor:

  Morrison Construction

• Quantity Surveyor:

  Thomas & Adamson

• Inclusive Design Consultant:

  Ralph Appelbaum Associates

• Primary Use Class:

  D1f Public Library/archive/visitor centre
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Information about this winner

The result of an international design competition, this scheme replaces existing facilities and includes conference facilities, café, shop and staff accommodation. The scheme is built in a conservation area, and sits unobtrusively in the landscape. The challenge of designing a naturally ventilated building that could respond to extremely high visitor loads was met by a passive ventilation system, combining opening windows and low-level vents, with high-level ventilation via parapets and roof cowls.