Rural Design Architects is a Scottish architecture studio based on the Isle of Skye, renowned for its thoughtful response to rural landscapes and challenging climatic conditions. The practice emphasizes a clear yet understated architectural language, employing locally informed materials, refined detailing, and strong connections to their unique Highland context.
Their portfolio spans bespoke residential homes, community-oriented projects, and holiday retreats throughout the Scottish Highlands and occasionally abroad. Each commission is treated individually—with the studio rejecting a one-size-fits-all aesthetic and instead grounding design in site, environment, and client need.
LOCATION: Isle of Skye, Scotland
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The project at Newbattle House has seen the renovation and extension of a 19th century stable block to form an artist studio and family garden room. Although the stable building itself is not listed, the adjacent church,…
The core of the project is formed from the remains of a former church building, this incorporates the main living spaces within a volume that recalls the the open volume and diagonal roof structure of the original…
Tinhouse is located on the northwestern tip of the Isle of Skye, on a steeply sloping site overlooking The Minch, the body of water separating the Inner and Outer Hebrides. This rural house was completed in 2016 by…
Pursuing a dream to build a family home on the Isle of Skye, our clients came to us with a need to self-build, on a very tight budget. Our response to their brief, which included 3 bedrooms,…
