March 4 2021

LMA Architects have lodged plans for a large modern farmhouse near Auchengate in rural North Ayrshire, designed to blend into the rolling countryside.

Auchengate House is modelled on the agricultural aesthetic around it with a clustered arrangement of living, dining and garage components mitigating against its scale in the landscape.

Outlining their design the practice said: "While generous in size, it is discreet in appearance, continuous in scale and language with surrounding agricultural setting of both the site overall and the broader recognisable rural appearance.

"The design splits a conventual overall large domestic form into a cluster of simple shapes, robust, practical and typical of the wider agricultural character. Clipped eaves and hard-wearing materials further echo the familiar aesthetic to create contemporary rural forms in the landscape.

"The proposals adopt two architectural treatments relative to the siting in the landscape. A solid appearance is maintained to the road facing front elevations, with a much more open and softer domestic feel to the rear, overlooking the land and nearby golf course."

Formed from hardwearing agricultural materials such as corrugated and profiled metal cladding, timber and concrete the home will feature projecting eaves at the gable ends to frame views of farmland. 

5 Comments

#1 Posted by Lindsay Buchan on 4 Mar 2021 at 12:24 PM

Well that's certainly not a house of exceptional design quality!

#2 Posted by Sir Ano on 4 Mar 2021 at 14:26 PM

Lindsay please elaborate, thank you.

#3 Posted by Robin B's Discount on 4 Mar 2021 at 14:49 PM

Thats going to be confusing for the poor cows when its bedtime.

#4 Posted by IndyNoo on 4 Mar 2021 at 15:11 PM

#1 is clearly a rival dairy farmer from over the boundary in East Ayrshire.

#5 Posted by Cateran on 8 Mar 2021 at 14:18 PM

When the milk tanker driver arrives, he'll not know whether to chap on the door of the byre or the house.

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