News January 2011

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SKYE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY HUB: We have been appointed to undertake designs for an important new community hub at Camuscross and Duisdale on Skye. The new building will provide a gathering hall, cafe and shop, and draw its power from a new community-owned hydro station. The first of a series of Community Workshops was held in mid November.

NORTH BERWICK NEARING COMPLETION: This tricky project to extend a house into a old workshop building in North Berwick is now complete Click here for latest photos.

STEPHEN LAWRENCE PRIZE SHORTLIST: The White House was one of six projects shortlisted for the Stephen Lawrence Prize which is awarded to the best UK project under a million pounds. We were delighted that the White House was featured on BBC2's Culture Show 'Britain's Best Buildings' programme along side this years Stirling Prize short list.

TORRIDON HOUSE : We have started work on designs for a new house on a very special site in Torridon in the NW of Scotland. The site is very isolated with what can only be described as an incredible outlook!

NEW HOUSE PROJECT: We have also started work on designs for a house to slot into the shell of an old threshing mill near Biggar.

WHITE HOUSE PUBLICATIONS:

New York Times article on 5th May.

Sunday Times on 22nd May 22nd among 'three of the best' houses up for the Manser Medal.

ABERDOUR HOUSE NEARS COMPLETION: This major house transformation nears completion. For photos site photos Click here.

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