A small office and cafe that Moxon Architects has hidden within the Cairngorms National Park has been named winner of RIAS' Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2022.
Named Quarry Studios, the project was hailed by the jury for being "a high quality and tactile building that is full of detail".
Quarry Studios has won the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award
Awarded by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), the Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award is an annual honour with a prize of £10,000.
Moxon Architects' design was also praised for the way it has transformed a former rubbish tip into a natural landscape to be enjoyed by both nature and the community. The building was designed by Moxon Architects
"Moxon Architects have designed a building that is highly sustainable ? not only in terms of its carbon footprint and support for local biodiversity, but also in how it acts as a catalyst for supporting local businesses and its community," reflected architect Amin Taha who served as chair of this year's jury.
"Quarry Studios by Moxon Architects finds ways to regenerate what was brownfield back into the landscape while creating community resource and a self-developed place of work," added the RIAS president Christ Stewart.

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