Bryan is trying to develop this type of house using affordable housing kits. Incorporating all economical and eco-friendly features, the timber house has a pleasing appearance and blends in well with surrounding more traditional rural buildings and the countryside. Bryan explained that the aim was to have a construction using Scottish timber - Scots pine for the upstairs three bedroom suites and Douglas fir downstairs - giving the whole house a cosy all-enveloping sweet-smelling warmth as soon as the threshold is crossed.
Members of Aberdeenshire Environmental Forum on their visit to an Eco-house at Old Rayne with (left) owner Councillor Bryan Stuart.
Photo and Article by Griselda McGregor
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