ARCHITECTURAL STUDENT DESIGN - COMMENDED

RHYNIE MILL

Designer: Dianna Ingram
(Scott Sutherland School,
The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen)

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 The project involves the conservation and re-use as a research centre of a listed water mill in a sensitive rurual setting in Aberdeenshire.  A new copper roof follows the overall pitch of the existing but introduces glazing to allow natural light without direct sunlight in to the exhibition space below.  This roof form is seen as analogous to trees with cascading branches and light filtering through.

 

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This award reflects the clever use of shallow pitched copper elements to form a steeper, 'translucent' roof within a particularly sensitive design.  The architect judges particularly enjoyed the high quality of presentation.

 

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Comments from Dianna Ingram
following the Awards Presentation

In a sensitive approach to a new roof structure delivering the needs of a 21st century working environment maximising technology and minimising impact, all materials chosen are intended to create a visual and authentic harmony whilst clearly identifying the new building.  The new roof over the proposed exhibition space is extensively and innovatively clad in copper, chosen for its unique properties to allow the new building to weather over time to merge with the existing buildings and seasonal colour change in the surrounding landscape.

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