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We are lucky to work with clients across the country on projects across Aberdeen+shire, Moray, Perthshire and the Highlands and Islands. If you have a project you want to discuss please get in touch, we look forward to hearing from you!

Rachael Walker Architects Ltd

Old Estate Office

Cluny Castle

Sauchen

Aberdeenshire

SCOTLAND

AB51 7RR

rachael@rwalkerarchitects.com

t: (+44) 01330 833 441

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Worth the wait!
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Delighted this small scale development has finally received planning approval. Three unique new build homes which work with and preserve the rural character of the site.

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In with the old and in with the new.
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A great afternoon yesterday taking sizes in the sun for an exciting new project - a recently converted byre to be improved and extended. The extension will give the family more space and a kitchen that they can share while enjoying that spectacular view!

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Like many farmhouses across Aberdeenshire improving the connection between the house and garden was the main focus of this renovation and extension project.
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The new dining / living area is stepped down from the original building and has large sliding doors to provide direct access out.
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The extension tapers as it reaches into the garden and stretches upwards to give the living space extra high ceilings.

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It was a first for us this week as we measured up a ‘Honka House’ @honkarakenne. The log frame for the house was brought across from Finland and built a number of years ago but the family are now considering the possibility of extending and adding some extra living space to their home.

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Planning approval through for the extension of this characterful historic cottage in Moray - known unsurprisingly to the village locals as the ‘red roof hoose’.

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Project number one hundred (!) is a special one on the Spey. A fantastic opportunity to help the new owners bring life back into the redundant cottage and stone/ timber outbuildings which were destined to sit derelict.
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Swipe to see the spectacular setting ➟
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🎞: @massoncairns

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Old meets new in this recently completed project. Utilising existing openings and creating new ones to make a contemporary new home full of light and character.

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Eastside interiors; Silestone Marquina kitchen island and an Ash timber feature wall.

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Eastside interiors; Flindt wall lamp and polished concrete floor.

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Planning is now submitted for an exciting grouping of three new homes.
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The designs retain and reuse stone from the redundant farm buildings whilst introducing new vernacular materials to help preserve the history and character of the site.

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Happy Valentine’s Day.
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We love the leaded glass heart detail used throughout this B-listed property. Looking forward to working up proposals to extend and make minor internal alterations.

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‘Clach an Trushal’ nestled down in the snow.
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📸 Client

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The black cladding of ‘Eastside’ contrasting the snow and wintry sky.
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📸 @chrislabrooy

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Delighted to make our debut in UR100! ✏️ 📐
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It’s the first year we have been included in Urban Realm’s winter issue which annually compiles a list of their top 100 practices in Scotland.

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Sketching layout options for a holiday let project with fantastic panoramic views.
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Balancing ideas of working with the existing topography and building something new into the landscape.

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Clear blue skies, sunshine and a dusting of snow.
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Wintry meeting with clients to discuss a new holiday let project in rural Aberdeenshire. More to follow...

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Happy new year! 🌗 Refreshed and ready to go for 2021.
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A fantastic sunset shot of two family homes recently completed at our small development near Oldmeldrum.
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If you have your own project that you want to talk to us about, feel free to get in touch via the website or email to set up a virtual consultation.

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A ‘top nine’ selection showing your favourites from us in 2020. Wishing everyone a Happy New Year.

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Merry Christmas from RWA.
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A big thank you to all our clients, contractors and consultants who have made 2020 a successful year, despite the difficult circumstances. Bring on 2021!
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The studio will be closed from Wednesday 23rd December to Monday 4th January.
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Festive wishes, Rachael and Craig

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Our project ‘Eastside’ was recently used by @porsche_newsroom as an interview backdrop with @chrislabrooy. Link in bio.
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A project we are proud to have been involved in, and the furnishing and finishes of the house are a testament to the clear vision of Chris.

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Eastside; an interior photo of the level change defining the living area from the rest of the open plan kitchen / dining area.
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A simple but impressive design feature.

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This week we started designs to alter an existing oak frame house.
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The level of craftsmanship that goes into an oak frame building is incredible. The carpenter marks on the braces ( IIII ) help identify pieces of the puzzle to be assembled on site.

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Sketch render for a new rural home.
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Part of a grouping of three homes which use the remnants of old farm buildings in their designs and plot boundaries. More to follow...

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Thick steading walls that have been repaired and modified to suit the evolving needs of agriculture over the years.
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The existing stone, a mix of field stones and dressed granite, will be used to frame two new rural homes.

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Fantastic to see our project ‘Linkwood’ included in Urban Realm’s ASA2020.

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Nearly there..

This almost completed project is full of character combining the best of old and new. We are very much looking forward to share some more of this soon.

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The start of groundworks and demolition at this alterations and extension project in Aberdeen.
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Layers of the building being stripped right back to the existing granite.

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A welcomed return to site surveys and getting familiar with new projects.
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This renovation project will completely transform the interior of the traditional cottage opening up to views over Tap ‘o Noth.

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Early feasibility site layout sketches for a new home on the edge of an Aberdeenshire town.
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Bound on either side by neighbouring properties each sketch has a slightly different strategy for approach and entrance taking into consideration privacy, orientation, natural daylight and views.

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Linkwood has been shortlisted for this year’s Aberdeenshire Architectural and Landscape Design Awards 2020.
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Delighted to be considered and fingers crossed for the final round of judging!
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A project where tradition meets modern; an old ruin brought back to life.
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The new gable additions are wrapped in slate for a contemporary take on a traditional form and material.

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A moodboard looking into large sliding doors, built-in joinery nooks and internal details.
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These images form part of the design proposals that aim to open up an old coastal property to spectacular sea views.

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