Fraser Stewart Architect

Hope House Drumsmittal

A 2,500 sq ft family home sitting comfortably within the wooded landscape

Woodland Park, Contin

An early bird's eye sketch of the 2 bespoke Eco houses, prepared as part of the Planning & Design statement showing how they fit into the already established existing context & road layout.

House for an Artist, Drumsmittal

A compact 65m² artist's studio & 2 bedroom home on a small holding in the countryside.

Bishop Kinkell

Remodelling of a 1970's house to create open plan living accommodation, master bedroom suite with fantastic views and giving street presence.

Bishop Kinkell

A 1.5 storey 80m² extension providing flexibile family accommodation & an improved carbon footprint.

'Westray' Contin, Bespoke Oriel Window

An individual solution to overcome a planning restriction on overlooking a neighbouring property.

'Westray' Contin, Bespoke garage doors

Detail of larch clad garage doors to match the house and garage.

Easter Kinkell

North west elevation - glazing minimized but carefully optimised to frame views to maximum effect.

New Gallery Broadford

Planning in Principal gained for a mixed use development in Broadford for an artist & his extended family.

Broadford Gallery

Feasibility study to create a new sculpture courtyard to complement the existing art gallery.

Broadford Mixed use

Axonometric sketch option of new art gallery, studio, retail space & residential development in the centre of Broadford.

'Westray' Contin

1^st floor sitting room taking advantage of views over to Strathconon. Cathedral ceiling heightens sense of space.

'Westray' Contin

Glass and oak open tread stair.

'Westray' Contin

The bright and transparent interior with views through to the garden room and beyond.

'Westray' Contin

Glimpses from first floor through the glass screen to the garden room.

'Westray' Contin

1^st floor sitting room with careful positioning of rooflights over the stair to maximise daylight & increase sense of space in the 120m² dwelling.

'Westray' Contin

Oriel window as a design response to planners concerns to minimise overlooking of neighbours garden.

'Westray' Contin

Buffer space garden room orientated due south to maximise passive solar gain.

'Westray' Contin

Sitting room oriel window and top lit glazing in response to planning restrictions on overlooking adjacent neighbours.

Eco House, Woodland Park, Contin

Initial interior concept sketch.

Eco House, Woodland Park, Contin

Internal log store built into gallery structure.

Eco House, Woodland Park, Contin

Double height glazing & interior space to maximise passive solar gain and to take advantage of the distant hill views.

Easter Kinkell, Black Isle. Family House & studio

Glass and oak balustrade to garden room gallery.

Easter Kinkell, Black Isle. Family House & studio

Farmstead granary influenced open tread stair with LED tread lights & finished in American oak.

Loch Eriboll community facility

Concept image of earth sheltered building with flexible space open plan interior.

Loch Eriboll community facility

Initial feasibility sketch produced for a community facility at Loch Eriboll incorporating a public slipway, shoreside facility, heritage centre and flexible space.

Loch Eriboll community facility

Perspective view showing how the proposed facility nestles into the existing landscape and complements the dramatic shoreside setting.

Loch Eriboll community facility

Mood board showing the natural materials and local influences on the proposed facility.

Houses, Main Street Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty

Refurbishment of a 19^th Century traditional stone house to bring it up to 21^st century standards, involving stripping existing lath & plaster walls & replacing with timber stud work & rigid "Kingspan" insulation.

Houses, Main Street Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty

Refurbishment of a traditional stone village house, completely striping all existing external walls and roof linings, and replacing with rigid "Kingspan" insulation up to 200mm thick.

Houses, Main Street Lochcarron, Ross & Cromarty

Refurbishment of a traditional stone village house, completely striping all existing external walls and roof linings, and replacing throughout with rigid "Kingspan" insulation up to 200mm thick in the attic bedroom.

Woodland Park, Contin. A pair of Bespoke design family eco houses

Maximum glazing to the southerly orientated garden facades of 2 Eco houses in Contin. Much of the space heating is via passive solar gain and a wood-burning stove, coupled with Solar thermal panels, PV panels and a heat recovery system for the provision of domestic hot water.

Easter Kinkell. Black Isle. Family House & studio

Long elevation orientated south west to optimise year round solar gain. Solar thermal panels provide domestic hot water from May - October.

Easter Kinkell. Black Isle. Family House & studio

Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) ground loop being laid in a 1.0m deep trench. Running costs are approx. 60% of conventional fossil fuel based heating & domestic hot water systems.

Easter Kinkell. Black Isle. Family House & studio

The house benefits from passive solar gain all year round, with low mid winter sun on the principal south west facing facade.

Easter Kinkell. Black Isle. Family House & studio

North/North west facing glazing minimised to reduce heat loss, but positioning optimised to frame the mountain views to maximum effect.

SIPS House, Brae of Kinkell. Black Isle

House constructed using Structural Insulated Panel (SIPs) systems to optimise energy saving and airtightness, coupled with large areas of SW facing glazing to maximise passive solar gain.

SIPS House, Brae of Kinkell. Black Isle

Heating & Energy bills minimised by use of a thermally efficient and air tight SIPs structure.

'Westray' Contin. Air Pressure testing of Eco House

By careful detailing and with the correct specification and good workmanship, optimum air tightness levels approaching the internationally recognised German Passiv Haus standards are achieved.

Eco House, Woodland Park, Contin

Featuring in a Scottish Government 'Reducing Emissions' report, this low energy house optimises passive solar gain with large SW facing glazing. The house incorporates high levels of insulation and air tightness along with a heat recovery system to avoid the need for a conventional central heating system. Space heating is via a centrally located wood burning stove with PV panels and a Mechanical Heat Recovery System supplying domestic hot water.

Eco House, Woodland Park, Contin

Eco House under construction, with small windows to north facing street elevation to minimise heat loss.