Three Glens

Moniaive, United Kingdom

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Three Glens

Moniaive, United Kingdom

Firm

Mark Waghorn Design

Type

Hospitality + Sport › Hotel

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2013

SIZE

3000 sqft - 5000 sqft

Three Glens is situated on a working farm near the village of Moniaive, southwest Scotland. It is a new house that already feels deeply connected to the landscape that surrounds it, as many of the materials used in the house have been sourced from the farm itself. These include the stone walls, the oak cladding, and even the insulation, which is wool from the sheep grazing in the surrounding fields.

Existing dry-stone walls sweep upward and extend through the very heart of the house, providing an axis for the layout. Full-height glazing in the living space opens onto a decked balcony commanding panoramic views across the countryside to where the three glens converge.

The land and the weather provide the resources necessary for living in the house. Both modern and established technologies have been harnessed depending on their appropriateness for the needs to be met and site resources available.