The Bridge of Orchy Hotel guest lodges gain planning
MICA has designed a series of luxury lodges set in the spectacular highland landscape, between Crianlarich and Glencoe. The eleven lodge development is a major step change for both the hotel and the highland tourist market.
The designs are informed by the native landscape and the experience of the panoramic setting from the vantage of covered verandas. The lodges are located to blend with the wider landscape and to create a sense of privacy and seclusion with views to the mountains from the interiors and terraces.
The plan has an elongated pitched roof that covers the veranda and wraps around the side to provide a dedicated area for a hot tub. Large areas of sliding and fixed glazing blur outside with in. Solar gain is minimised by the deep covered terrace and is a key feature of the brief.
The roof is covered extensively with planting and turf to add character and blend with the wider landscape. The edges of the Lodges are to blend seamlessly with wider landscape with planting and rocks that are rugged and local and to enhance the ecological value of the site.
The project is one of three interconnected projects including new staff accommodation, a hotel terrace extension, which have been developed from the MICA masterplan for the Hotel. Design solutions considered both new and standalone utilities as integral to the approach. Argyll and Bute Council were involved early in the proposals and process and supported a contemporary approach to siting, landscape, and buildings.
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