A distant home by structure observe Ann Nisbet Studio that’s “near perfection” has been named the winner of the RIAS Andrew Doolan Greatest Constructing in Scotland Award for 2023.
Named Cuddymoss, the house in Ayrshire is the primary one-off residence to ever win the award because it was based in 2002 by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).
Cuddymoss was chosen as this yr’s Andrew Doolan Greatest Constructing in Scotland Award winner after leaving the 2023 jury “misplaced for phrases”.
The house by Ann Nisbet Studio is outlined by two low-lying volumes, one among which is clad in timber and one other that’s shaped from the destroy of a stone agricultural constructing in Ayrshire. There may be additionally an identical gabled outbuilding on web site.
“It is a mission that the jury felt got here as near perfection for its typology as we have seen,” mentioned jury chair Tracy Meller, who’s a senior associate at British studio RSHP.
“[It’s] a rare train in modesty and restraint. It is a fantastically detailed constructing,” she continued. “We have been barely misplaced for phrases.”
Inside, the renovated destroy comprises a double-height residing house, kitchen and eating space, with bedrooms at every finish, whereas the adjoining second constructing homes a separate lounge.
Domestically sourced Ayrshire brick was used to restore the prevailing construction, whereas reclaimed Scottish slate – a few of which was sourced on-site – was used for the roofing.
The Andrew Doolan Greatest Constructing in Scotland Award is known as after Scottish architect Andrew Doolan who handed away in 2004. It’s awarded yearly to buildings of all typologies and has a money prize of £10,000.
Cuddymoss was chosen as this yr’s winner forward of three different shortlisted initiatives. These have every been featured in a collection of movies produced by Stephenson& and printed by Dezeen and RIAS to showcase the shortlist this month.
The opposite three initiatives have been a college constructing by structure studio PagePark, Laidlaw Music Centre by Flanagan Lawrence and a castle-like home by Denizen Works.
Final yr’s winner was a small workplace and cafe that Scottish studio Moxon Architects nestled inside the Cairngorms Nationwide Park. Different successful initiatives embrace The Macallan Distillery and Customer Expertise by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Companions and the Maggie’s Most cancers Care Centre in Glasgow by OMA.
The images and videography are by Stephenson&.
