Visit to Kenmore and Site Analysis
We made the trip to Kenmore by bus early on the Friday morning and enjoyed a picturesque drive through Perthshire and past Aberfeldy to arrive in Kenmore. The scenic landscape was true to the beauty of the Scottish highlands with steep sloping hills and a miriad of colourful trees increasing in density the further we went from Dundee. This set the scene for our site. The entire village is remote enough and so rich in nature to entice anyone who is passionate to the landscape to want to live there.
Before visiting the site we went to the crannog centre which was an interesting experience. This reminded me of projects I did in primary school studying Brochs and Crannogs and the type of people living there.
Inside the crannog was an interesting strucural design with the roof pattern thoroughly, thought out design
I was particularly interested in how the crannogs, although renovated, had managed to achieve such longevity. The reasons for building out on the water also helped me think about my design and the advantages of building on the water. The stone age civilisation used the house on the water for defense, protecting their food and livestock and for status: to show other tribes their power and skill in builing a house on the water.
This was the approach from the main road we walked along from the Crannog Centre. We walked along the main road and one of the first things you see of the village is the site jutting out on to the water giving the impression that its floating. To me this means that the building should be designed in a vernacular style as it is one of the first buildings people see on entering the village and so it should be in fitting with the style and history of the location.
Although this is the main approach i preffered the alternative approach coming from the east side towards the site. Here it is more private and colourful especially in the autumn, it is also quieter way to enter the building.
