We are delighted to have been involved in the development of Quarry Studios at Crathie in Aberdeenshire. Fowler McKenzie supplied and fitted the Kalzip Roof & Walls. The building has recently been awarded the best building in Scotland 2022 by The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).
Moxon Architects’ own office, Quarry Studios at Crathie, is a low-lying building sited in a former quarry, surrounded by a heavily wooded Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands. The principal studio and café buildings represent the private and public aspects of practice: encouraging collaboration and concentration and is a response to the growth of the practice in recent years.
The lack of compartments in the main working areas – while maintaining difference and privacy – is a consequence of the desire for a flat hierarchy while recognising the requirements of different activities in the space. Natural ventilation and generously spaced working areas were designed at the outset but have taken on greater significance with new working requirements in response to the covid pandemic.