Scottish Field

Couple’s dream home built in Argyll

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Ewan Colville bought a plot of land on the shores of Loch Awe in 2006. The plan was to build a holiday cottage. The plot itself is breathtaki­ngly beautiful and he and his partner, Jennifer Gilmour, fell in love with the area immediatel­y. The couple proceeded to engage an architect to design a contempora­ry two-bedroom property, however, after gaining planning consent it became clear that costs were way over budget. Having already spent thousands, their self-build dream was stopped in its tracks.

Luckily in 2015 the couple came across The Wee House Company run by young entreprene­ur Jennifer Higgins. As the company handles all aspects of a build project, from design through to completion, the budget could be controlled right from the outset.

Jennifer Higgins of The Wee House Company explains: ‘We have three classic house types; the studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom. However, we also design Wee Houses to suit our client’s requiremen­ts and their plot of land.’

Ewan and Jennifer’s beautiful, bespoke Wee House incorporat­es a large open-plan living area, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It capitalise­s on the truly stunning views of Loch Awe with double French doors from the lounge and both bedrooms facing the loch. The entire project – including obtaining all necessary consents, service connection­s, ground works and, of course, the build itself – was completed for just £142,000.

Work commenced on site on 29 March 2016, with the house being delivered on 11 April. By the 29 April the beautiful Wee House was complete. The couple have said: ‘Working with The Wee House Company was incredibly painless and we hardly had to do anything.’

Visit theweehous­ecompany.co.uk to find out more about building a Wee House on your plot.

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