CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS


ARCHITECT DESIGN/PROJECT MANAGEMENT Baxter Design Architectural and Building Consultants baxterdesigncompany.co.uk


INSULATED CONCRETE FORMWORK (ICF) Econekt


econekt.co.uk


FOUNDATIONS/CONCRETE FLOOR, ASSISTANCE WITH ICF WALLS/GRANITE STONEWORK WALL Alan Stuart Builders alanstuartbuilders.co.uk


AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP; HOT CYLINDER AND MVHR UNIT NIBE www.nibe.eu/en-gb


AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP DESIGNER & INSTALLER W Mitchell Plumbing & Heating Ltd 01771 624515


KITCHEN Rotpunkt rotpunkt.co.uk


about the ‘big igloo’ that was being built in the neighbourhood. “Before the cladding was on, you could see this bright white ICF box for miles around!”


Again, he opted for a modern, sustainable cladding product, called Rockpanel, which is manufactured using highly compressed stone wool fibres made from basalt olcanic rock). Stone wool is created by spinning molten rock and minerals with slag (a byproduct of steel manufacture), to create a cotton-candy-like wool product that is bound together using thermosetting resin. This is then pressed into panels that are finished with a decorative coating. ts highly fire-resistant and has good durability,” says Ryan “and it comes in a variety of stone and wood effects ranges.” He explains how the “muted tones of the cladding have blended in so well with the surroundings, such as the trees, the neighbouring granite steading and even the nearby electricity substation.” The one area where Rockpanel isn’t used is a


feature stone wall around the front door that is a nod to the granite stonework that’s so familiar in


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the region. However, even here there’s a twist as Ryan’s builder helped source an unusual darker granite from the bottom of a local quarry that isn’t often used in construction. Doing it differently may have been one aim for this self-build but low carbon was the other central ambition. It certainly has excellent ‘green’ credentials with an air source heat pump, underoor heating on the groundoor and a mechanical ventilation and heat recovery system. The couple also have plans to install solar panels on the roof at some point in the future. A home control system automatically takes


care of this impressive array of eco-friendly tech, but the couple can intervene should they want to using an app on their mobile phones. When it comes to the interior of the Urquharts’ new home, most would agree that the premium- quality Rotpunkt kitchen is the star of the show. It’s part of an overall design theme of industrial chic that includes eye-catching heat and scratch- resistant Dekton Trilium worktop surfaces. Various shades of stone-inspired greys are counterbalanced by metallic bronze colours and a unique rust-spotted steel latticework down the


KITCHEN DESIGN AND SUPPLY John Willox Kitchens, Ellon willoxdesign.com


BATHROOM Taylormade Interiors taylormadeinteriors.net


EXTERIOR CLADDING Rockpanel www.rockpanel.co.uk/prod- ucts-overview


ROOF STRUCTURAL POSI-JOISTS Pasquills


pasuill.co.ukoor-solutions posi-joists


ROOFING INSULATION, FINISH MEMBRANE AND CAPPING


  cn oofin www.buchanroofing.co.uk


jul/aug 2023


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