Ross House, Scotland
2020-
We are currently working on the transformation and extension of Ross House, a historic manor from the late 1890s in Dornoch, Scotland.
The building has served many roles over the years — from family home, wartime billet for Norwegian troops, school hostel, and most recently a golf academy.
The project includes three parts: the refurbishment and extension of Ross House, two new buildings called the Steading and the Warehouse, and a redesigned garden featuring a new spa pavilion.
Ross House will be converted into a nine-apartment hotel. On the south-west façade — long perceived as the rear — we have designed a copper-clad veranda, housing a small restaurant and bar, resting on a sandstone terrace overlooking the golf course and the sea.
Located in the northwestern part of the site, the Steading and the Warehouse offer eight new apartments. Each unit comprises two bedrooms, two bathrooms, an open-plan kitchen and living area, and storage facilities. The buildings feature dark brick facades with wide joints, specifically chosen to complement the perimeter garden walls. Windows and glass sections consist of oiled oak, and the roofs are slate.
The Spa Pavilion, which houses a pool, sauna, and changing rooms, is clad in black-pigmented tarred wood. A slate roof covers the structure, and glass panels provide a connection between the pool area and the southern garden.
The project is carried out in collaboration with Arkitektstudion AB and local architect Mike Macbeth.