REAL PROJECT CONTEMPORARY SELF-BUILD
TIMELINE
HOMEOWNERS Kathy Li and Richard Elliot
HOUSE TYPE Contemporary new build detached rural house
LOCATION Carron Valley, Stirlingshire
BUILD ROUTE Main contractor
CONSTRUCTION Timber frame
BUILD TIME 11 months
LAND COST Already owned
BUILD COST £350,000
HOUSE SIZE Internal floor area: 126.3m²
When Kathy Li and her partner Richie Elliot finished building their new home in Stirlingshire’s Carron Valley, it seemed fitting to give the house a name that reflected the couple’s profoundly personal journey. With user-friendly spaces and a non-toxic approach to materials at the heart of the brief, they settled on ‘Harmless House’.
Their path to completing the home was long, with many twists, turns and touch-and-go moments. At the earliest stage of the build, six years ago, their previous house on the site went up in flames, and the couple lost everything. It took nearly five years to settle matters with their insurance company.
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Following the fire,
