The three overall winners of the Cairngorm National design award have been named.

A trio of new build schemes were named as the winners of the first ever design award, staged in recognition of exemplar design within the Cairngorm National Park.

The announcement follows a total of 56 entries for the competition.

Each building was judged based on its reflection of the Park’s sustainable design guide.

The winners were Neil Sutherland Architects Cairngorm Brewery, Aviemore; 7N Architects New House at Easter Tombain and the Lazy Duck Woodman’s Hut by Rob Clarke and Dave Robson.

The judging panel was chaired by architect Roddy Langmuira and included architect Ben Tindall, Roger Clegg, Chairman of the Association of Cairngorms Communities (AoCC), CNPA board convener Duncan Bryden and vice convener of the CNPA Planning Committee Peter Argyle.


Roddy Langmuir said: "The judging panel have been really impressed by the interest in the awards scheme and through this the interest in what good design can do for individuals, for businesses, for communities and for visitors to the Cairngorms National Park. The really valuable part of design quality is not the more obvious, superficial, qualities of materials and surfaces but how well a building fits its intended purpose and how well it relates this purpose to the BIG landscape of the Park. Our award winners are exemplary in showing how a passion for the place can inspire an excellent project."

Duncan Bryden added: "I really want to thank all those who entered our first Cairngorms National Park Design Awards. Without their time and effort there would be no Awards. The measure of any great place where people live and work is in the quality of the design and construction of its buildings and public spaces. In different ways the three splendid winners bring the design simplicity and effectiveness we need in the National Park."

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