NATASHA BRINSMEAD SAYS

There was a lot to be taken into account in the design of Kenneth and Marion Maclean’s new home. As if the sensitive nature of building within a conservation area wasn’t

enough, the site was steeply sloping too. Add to this the couple’s requirement for this to be a home

for life, meaning it had to offer accessible living features, as well as their desire for it to have impressive

energy efficiency credentials, and the achievements of project architect Iga Panczyna are even

more remarkable. Despite its size, the new house fits the surrounding landscape. The combination of sloping and folding rooflines with the abstract geometric shapes of the various elements of the building, seeming to reflect the differing levels of the land that it occupies and overlooks.