{"id":15776,"date":"2017-06-02T16:31:48","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T15:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=15776"},"modified":"2017-06-02T16:31:48","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T15:31:48","slug":"architects-use-converted-granite-sheep-shelter-as-temporary-building-within-a-building-scottish-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=15776","title":{"rendered":"Architects use converted granite sheep shelter as temporary \u2018building-within-a-building\u2019 Scottish office"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Moxon Architects has converted a granite sheep shelter in Crathie, near Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire into a temporary Scottish office for the practice.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A parkerised steel-block insertion into the original structure provides a building-within-a-building that contains a kitchen, wet room and storage space. The rest of the shelter \u2013\u2013 is refurbished with wide-boarded maritime pine, which is used on the floor, ceiling and tread of the staircase. The shelter\u2019s former entrance is glazed with a single sheet of glass while a wood-burning stove is the building\u2019s main source of heat.<\/p>\n<p>Moxon said its refurbishment had sought to retain the building\u2019s \u2018protective agricultural character\u2019 through the use of similarly robust materials to the original granite, such as wood and steel. \u2019The steading\u2019s durability and practicality fit seamlessly with contemporary lines \u2013 invoking an overall utilitarian spirit conducive for an architectural workspace,\u2019 it added.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bdonline.co.uk\/5087879.article?origin=BDdaily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BD online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moxon Architects has converted a granite sheep shelter in Crathie, near Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire into a temporary Scottish office for the practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15776"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15777,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15776\/revisions\/15777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}