The Scottish design studio GRAS has designed the Kyle House, a two-storey classical stone-house, which is located at the southern tip of the Kyle of Tongue, Scotland. It is believed that the house was built using stone from the 2000-year-old Dun Mhaigh Broch, but the exterior was previously restored using traditional materials: stone, lime mortar, lead and slate.
New openings were neatly cut into the rear elevation and gables ends to let light in, providing dramatic views out to the landscape. With almost nothing remaining of the original interior, the classical plan was reinterpreted to form a series of equally proportioned living spaces, pared back to almost monastic simplicity.
These spaces are conceived as a series of finely detailed oak boxes, defining the areas within and around them. Only the necessary objects are placed in each space. The detail and finish of every piece painstakingly considered, reduced to their essential form, all constructed from a simple palette of stone, timber, metal and glass.
The kitchen and living space are located on the ground floor each with a large, deep-set window lined in oak, allowing immersive views of the wild landscape. The generously sized bathroom, allows space to enjoy the rainfall shower or extended bathing, relaxing in the window-side bath looking out to Ben Loyal. Finally, the bedroom is the simplest of spaces, containing select pieces of furniture and a bed designed and built specifically for the room.