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4 July, 2009
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By Hugh Ross
Published: 08 July, 2008
LIGHT — and lots of it — streaming into a Belladrum house helped to get it voted the best new building design by judges at a new architectural awards ceremony.
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Roshven, the three-bedroom home of Mairi Ross, was designed by Abriachan-based architect David Sommerville, who has won the best new building category at the first Inverness Architectural Association (IAA) Awards for Architecture. The judges, who visited the shortlisted entries in the central Highland round of the awards, commended the house for its bright design illuminated by the number of windows installed. Mr Sommerville feels buildings which are designed can often reflect the character of the client. "In this case the client is a very nice person who is bright and imaginative," he said. "The house is timber on the outside, has lots of windows and is heated from the ground by a heat pump. "The awards open opportunities for architects to show what they can do." One of the awards' judges, Jim Alexander, past president of the IAA, praised the calibre of designs and said it had been a lively debate deciding on the category winners. "We were impressed by the standard of work, the attention to detail and approach of modern technology and sustainable construction," he said. "The efficiency of energy consumption was also important and there was little to choose between the entrants."
About 100 people attended the awards ceremony at Inverness College and the winning designs will be exhibited for a week from tomorrow at the Eastgate Centre. They will go on to represent the area in the overall Highlands and Islands final in November at Eden Court. Neil Sutherland Architects had a double success, winning the details category for the Onwin Lawrence House, Balnafoich, and the place making section for a wooden forest building, both in Strathnairn. Trevor Black Architects, based in Invergordon, was commended in the latter category for the Ferry Lane housing development in Beauly. HRI Architects was commended for the Forestry Commission office at Smithton. The new life for old buildings category saw a win for the extension at Glenmore Lodge, designed by SMC Davis Duncan Architects, in Dingwall, and architects Maxwell & Company commended for Barkley House, Cromarty. The sponsors of the central Highland awards are BRE, Simpsons Garden Centre and Highland Council. h.ross@inverness-courier.co.uk Related articles: 
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