This project was one of the most exciting and unique for LTM’s stonemasons. It involved the unprecedented opportunity to combine traditional craft skills and building materials with modern construction technology. This gave LTM masons the chance to consolidate their knowledge and understanding of various traditional materials and techniques, including ‘hot lime’ mortars fo ...
Sunnyside Croft Studio is a 5m wide x 20m long timber and straw bale structure, finished using traditional lime render and lime wash and capped with a ‘living’ roof. It is located near to Sunnyside Croft, a small traditional stone - built cottage near the Buchan coast. The studio is a unique example of ecological ‘new build’ construction, combining traditional skills and ...
This project was developed by The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment in association with Scotia Homes. It formed a key part of the Prince’s Foundation’s Residential Summer School programme which involved eleven Prince of Wale’s Building Craft’s Apprentices participating in a diverse range of activities in traditional building crafts, and working alongside six P ...