This ecological family house in the Scottish borders was designed
to make maximum use of local timber. A post and beam structure of green
Douglas Fir supports walls and a roof clad in untreated larch boarding,
half of which came from trees felled on site.
Inside the house has a light, modern feel with an open plan living
space upstairs opening out to a pond and views of the surrounding hills.
Downstairs, bedrooms look east to secluded woodland and the rising
sun. Well insulated with recycled newspaper, all the space and water
heating is powered by a wood-burning stove.
Carefully designed to have a ‘breathing’ construction without
toxic preservatives or glues, the building has good indoor air quality
and was constructed without compromising the site's organic certification.