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COAL Fields

+ Creative Remediation - Glen Buck - South Ayrshire.

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Glenbuck - South Ayrshire

This was a post remediation Development exercise undertaken for Scottish Coal.
It considered options on long term Site Planning, that dealt with the legacy of  former Open Cast Mining in South Ayrshire.

Our work included new Dwellings, Eco tourism, a Visitor Centre, water scape  and new native  woodland landscaping.

Upon visiting prior to a start on the Design work - The Landscape was silent, the inhabitants entirely gone and the ecology minimal. 
Standing in Glenbuck gave you a sense of unease and uncertainty.

Understanding the site of  the demolished " Glenbuck House " gave some indicators of natural attributes remaining in the altered landscape. - A  walled garden  had escaped the mining and some remnants of mature deciduous woodland.

We tried in this exercise to breathe a little life back into a "non  place " via mixed use, including places of work, domestic inhabitation and activity for visitors.


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  • About
  • Contact
  • PORTFOLIO
    • A Play Barn - Eaglesham 2020
    • A Listed - Lorne Terrace
    • Mark Makers
    • Ghost
    • Corten House
    • Attic Conversion
    • Barn o Braco
    • Dalgarven Mill
    • Castaway
    • Diarmid - 1853
    • Cove Park Pods
    • Long House
    • Container Cubes
    • Bothie
    • Tea Caddy Mobile House
    • Dark Wood
    • Muck
    • EAFS
    • Glenbuck
    • RENEWABLE ENERGY
    • Extending Airthrey Avenue
    • Flat Reworking -
    • George Ralston Wyllie
    • KIUYH
    • Mens Shed + Sitooterie
    • Landscape
    • Griffon Forest
    • Kid space
    • STONE BYRES
    • Stornoway Trust
    • LOFT Conversion
    • Tennement Refurbishment
    • Shape Shifting
    • Fair Glasgow
    • Tree Top Dwelling
    • Veterinary
  • 12 LockDown Tasks
  • Press
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  • Hand Drawings
  • Write