HOUSE AT BALEMARTINE

Extending a coastal home on the Isle of Tiree

Our client’s brief was for creation of a light, bright kitchen, dining and living space within an existing two-storey house on the coast of the Isle of Tiree. This included extra storage space and improved bathroom accommodation that could cater for returns from surfing and swimming trips. A new two storey pitched roof extension provides space for a generous boot room and better connection to the central hallway. Timber screening contrasts with the white render finish to visually tie the new interventions together as one coherent scheme. A single-storey side extension wraps around the rear corner to provide an en suite to the ground floor bedroom and external storage space. A simple palette of materials including white rendered masonry, natural timber cladding and timber screens aim to visually tie together the various interventions. Coastal planting and areas of beach pebbles intersperse with stone paving, tying the garden in with both its surrounding landscape and the new floor surfaces of the house.