Home, sheet home... the £110k ‘tin shack’ in running for a top award
UNKIND critics might say it looks rather like a shed for farm animals.
But Tinhouse on Skye, which cost only £110,000 to build, is in the running for a top architectural award – up against the likes of Glasgow’s vastly more expensive £4.9million National Theatre of Scotland HQ .
The rural property in Glendale, which boasts exceptional views over the Minch, can be rented as a holiday cottage. But cutting-edge style comes at a price, and tourists pay up to £1,295 for a week at the one-bedroom home.
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) said Tinhouse ‘celebrates the use of... metal sheeting in agricultural buildings in a contemporary way’. Created by the founders of Rural Design Architects on Skye, Gill Smith and Alan Dickson, the design utilises aluminium-cladding and can be constructed by one person.
Mr Dickson said: ‘We have poured so much energy into the project that it is great to get this recognition.’
It is one of 27 projects shortlisted for the RIAS prize. Others include the Ineos HQ in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, and the Scottish National Water Ski Centre in Dunfermline, Fife. The winner will be announced in June.