One of the most important works of Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh has been temporarily encased within a large transparent shed, called Hill House Box.
London architecture studio Carmody Groarke has built the large structure around Hill House, the residence Mackintosh built for publisher Walter Blackie in 1902.

"Rather than incarcerate the house away from view whilst the restoration is undertaken, a more radical approach to active conservation has been taken," explained Carmody Groarke, which is led by architects Kevin Carmody and Andy Groarke. "As an integral part of this process of conservation, which it is thought could take up to 15 years, the project proposes a big-box temporary museum to contain and protect the Hill House as an artefact, whilst also maintaining access to the house for visitors," said the studio.
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