REAL PROJECT CONTEMPORARY SELF-BUILD
TIMELINE
HOMEOWNERS Gordon and Helen Smith
LOCATION Strathaven, South Lanarkshire
ARCHITECT Gordon Smith
HOUSE TYPE Contemporary detached suburban house
BUILD ROUTE Architect/owner project managed
CONSTRUCTION Concrete retaining wall to lower ground level. Prefabricated panelised timber frame to the upper level living area and courtyard
BUILD TIME 10 months
BUILD COST £320,000
Bridge House, a bespoke family home on a tricky suburban site in the Lanarkshire town of Strathaven, was a labour of love for retired architect Gordon Smith. Since its completion in summer 2019, it’s now an important legacy and highly personal home for his wife Helen.
Gordon and Helen, who had lived in the historic market town of Strathaven for the past 35 years in a four-bedroom Victorian sandstone semi-detached villa, were looking to downsize in their retirement. Architect
