In recent years the profile of rural Scottish architecture has been raised by the succession of contemporary vernacular buildings in the Scottish Highlands.
One area where this has been particularly noticeable is the Isle of Skye. Located off the Western coast of Scotland, Skye is a rugged and beautiful island with numerous mountains and an extensive coast line. With the opening of the Skye Bridge in 1995, the accessibility of the island was greatly improved, and in the years since the number of visitors to the island has risen dramatically. In contrast to other Hebridean Islands the population of Skye has continued to grow steadily - aided by the increase in new residents to the island from mainland UK.
The influx of new residents on the island, and the increase in demand for holiday accommodation, has led to a significant shortage of suitable properties. The traditional residential building on the island is the white croft house - normally two rooms with a small cupboard (used as a bedroom in the centre), these houses, whilst suitable for the climate and constraints of working a croft, are not suitable to the requirements and demands of a modern family and as a result the number of new build properties on the island has dramatically risen.
The two routes open to potential home owners on the island is the purchase and construction of a kit house - ฝากขายอาคารพาณิชย์ available in a range of faux traditional styles, which claim to derive their design from the traditional croft houses, yet this is often hard to see; or to employ the services of an architect or design agent.
By employing a professional to guide the clients through the design process and the issues of gaining statutory consents (planning permission, building warrant and where necessary listed building consent), allows the clients to specify the exact design of house they want - with their needs and requirements met to a level that a kit house would not be able to achieve.
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