A traditional, vernacular house rests between vast skies and distant horizons. On Scotland's east coast, building forms become landmarks, standing exposed in the flat landscape. Old village boundaries are marked by structured tree planting, providing shelter from North Sea winds, with ancient church spires and bell towers punctuating the skyline.

This house is situated outside these boundaries, exposed to the three great planes: land, sea, and sky.

We used a simple vernacular plan to create a hierarchy of spaces culminating in the "grand hall," the public social gathering place of the house. This space reflects the openness of the landscape and the ecclesiastical forms of the region. Defined by exposed structural glue-laminated beams, the grand hall features a rhythm of archways, embodying both the openness and the heavenly nature of the surrounding environment.