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What A two-bedroom new-build house
Where Lochalsh, Highlands
Architect Kindelan Grant
Main contractor Spey Building & Joinery
Structural engineer Beam Consulting
A south-facing hillside on the shores of beautiful Loch Duich in Lochalsh would be many people’s dream plot. It certainly seemed so to outdoors-loving couple Peter and Neepa Atkinson when they were searching for a site on which to build a home. But while it sounds ideal on paper, the reality was less straightforward: the terrain was rugged, bracken-covered and steeply rising, and this is a sensitive setting, in the heart of a designated National Scenic Area.
The Atkinsons were undeterred. “The plot had been on the market for a while because of its challenges,” recalls Peter. “It’s
