Category Archives: Oran Na Mara – The Director’s Cut

Just returned from a glorious three days’ site visit to the Oran Na Mara project on the Isle of Harris – so exciting to see the progress and meet the builders who are taking such pride in shaping the house, … Continue reading →

…what a lovely day on Lismore, sowing the first “conceptual” seeds with Sarah Campbell of Mogwaii Designs for possible cushions, lampshades, blinds and curtains for the new house on Harris…she is a-buzz with creativity and I’m now very much looking … Continue reading →

…it’s the same at the start of any design job, but most especially ones like this, with a completely blank canvas…days and nights of playing around with ideas before anything gets tentatively committed to paper or screen.  As Oran Na … Continue reading →

…if there isn’t such a collective noun, there should be!  My mind boggles at the challenge of getting these the right size and in the right order – let alone dealing with the logistics of getting them all on to … Continue reading →

Can’t wait for my next site visit – it’s so exciting seeing squiggly lines on a page being converted into stone and timber….and these lines really are squiggly – the house is shaped like a worm –  fantastic, fully glazed, … Continue reading →

We’re just getting underway with a very exciting new project on Harris – although a new house, it will have several references to the island and its centuries old, traditional building methods.  The roof will be thatch and so the … Continue reading →