Excerpt: Upper Parkbrae is an architectural project designed by Brown & Brown Architects in Scotland. The concept is centered around the idea that a new ‘ruin’ spine wall be sunk into the site, from which floor and ceiling planes can be supported, and from which the building can cantilever, providing entrance and parking spaces beneath.
Project Description
[Text as submitted by architect] Upper Parkbrae house is located on a sloping site, in Rural Aberdeenshire, with views to the Back O’Bennachie. The site is punctuated by numerous stone ruins, which indicate it was previously the location of several farms and steadings.
After initiating a thorough laser survey to identify all ruined walls which broke through the ground, a single location was determined on the site where a building could be constructed without disturbing any of the ruinous buildings present.
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