Fasnakyle, Doune

Fasnakyle is a new build private dwelling in Argaty, Stirlingshire. The site straddles a geographical fault line which produces a significant change in level and forms a linear ridge across the site which gives way to a rolling pastoral landscape view. This dramatic natural feature provided the key influence for the project whereby the house is conceived as two monolithic blocks of stone eased apart to leave a lightweight entrance & circulation in the gap between the parted blocks. This space is glazed and top lit, the stone of the exterior wraps round into the interior to form a tactile and robust interior aesthetic. Bedrooms and ancillary spaces are contained within one block with the main open plan living space in the other.