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What Ceangal House, a five-bed new-build
Where South Lanarkshire
Architect Loader Monteith
Main contractor Lawrie Group
Structural engineer Entuitive
At first glance, this recently completed house in the fields of South Lanarkshire seems understated to the point almost of invisibility. The rusty-red aluminium exterior could be just another barn among the dozens that dot the farmland around here. Inside, meanwhile, is pared back to the bone: no architraves, no skirtings, no window frames, no radiators and scarcely even a light switch. The stair handrail is the plainest you'll ever see. But this is a house that rewards closer inspection. Its shape, its construction and its materials all work together to produce something far more than the sum of its parts. It's no surprise at all, in fact, to discover that it's up for one of the
