Adding Cook Bothy, Ettrick Valley, Scotland

摘要

The extension to the Adding Cook bothy is almost invisible, a charcoal-clad, stealth-like form that shadows the existing stone house. The construction and material specification of the bothy are equally modest and underplayed. An in-situ retaining wall and ground slab creates a simple platform for an insulated timber-framed box. The whole mono-pitched form is wrapped in a black EPDM membrane. A further layer of burnt larch battens, spaced off the outer membrane, adds visual depth to the facade while softening the profile and impact of the black membrane.