Ty Unnos

Located in the Claddach Valley, a small, sparsely populated Scottish township northwest of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, this modular house looks out over a tidal lagoon fed by the wild North Atlantic. The Outer Hebrides modular house merges with its environment modestly and humbly, revealing an individually crafted home with striking forms made from natural materials. ‘The idea has been to embrace the scenery and moving seascape,’ Finally, the building takes a fabric-first approach to sustainability with passive house standards of airtightness and insulation, triple glazing, and all-electric heating and water systems. The embodied carbon was a top priority, with all primary structures being constructed from bespoke engineered timber box beams and pumped with cellulose insulation. This provides a robust system to withstand the extreme wind loads in this location but is also uncompromising in its approach to reducing the amount of carbon emitted during the build.

PROJECT DETAILS

Client:

Kato Design

Proposal:

The proposal has been developed to work with the surrounding landscape to form a sympathetic response to the land forms, views and naturally occurring colours and tones in the landscape.