An Turas Tiree : Information + Images

Scottish Architecture Stamps An Turas by Sutherland Hussey Architects selected as one of six British buildings on the Royal Mail’s new collection of stamps celebrating contemporary UK architecture Sutherland Hussey Architects - PR re An Turas, 090606: Sutherland Hussey Architects are delighted with their new piece of paper architecture! Undoubtedly their most famous building to date, An Turas (The Journey), has been selected as one of only six British buildings to be represented on the Royal Mail’s new collection of stamps issued to celebrate contemporary architecture in the UK. The Building is situated on Tiree and was designed, in collaboration with artists Jake Harvey, Donald Urquhart, Glen Onwin and Sandra Kennedy, as a place to shelter from the elements whilst waiting on the local ferry arriving. The Image used for the 64p stamp was taken by photographer Peter MacKinven and shows a glass belvedere penetrating an existing dry stone dyke on to the beach. Royal Mail Info: Modern Architecture: 20 Jun 2006 "To mark this achievement we are showcasing some of the very best new examples on six stamps issued as part of National Architecture Week". Scottish Ferry Shelter An Turas Review Exclusive Tiree images © adrian welch a policeman calls The visit took place to mark the unveiling of this bold project by Sutherland Hussey Architects. I accompanied Charlie Sutherland, Colin and Nicky up to the island and had lunch with Tiree Arts, photographed the opening and spent the night enjoying a good chat in the local hotel. Some of the photos were used by Building Design magazine and the article is linked above. Adrian Welch, Architect preparing for the opening an turas sets up contrasts and strong moods: two views expansive context below the bridge the opening party: piping in the shelter cacophony bridge + box walls + bridge tiree and the views of the shelter: arrival, an turas far left from the beach view to bungalow, from north break on through to the other side.... from the north-east details of an turas: water tray reflection through glass from outside slate / boards @ glass box / bridge junction an turas: the tiree context scarinish harbour, 1km away local context, white walls and black felt thick walls + thatch of traditional 'black house' An Turas - Client, Tiree Arts: www.tireearts.org Pierhead Arts Project An Turas - Project Description: This is a Scottish Arts Council funded project for Architect, Artist and Engineer to collaborate in making a structure for the island of Tiree. Located near to the pier, the structure is intended to act as a ‘shelter’ whilst waiting for the ferry. It is hoped that it will reflect some of the qualities of the island, distilled as a line in the landscape. As an experiential sequence it is conceived of in three parts. The white walls: Open to the sky but sheltered from the wind The bridge: Protected from the weather, closed to the sky and the horizon but open to the rock and sand of the beach below. The glass box: The complete panorama, looking out along Gott bay and beyond. It is intended that the materials used will reflect (though not directly imitate) the vernacular architecture of the island. The whitewash walls, the relationship of wall to groundscape, the black-felt roof of the bridge, all allude to qualities particular to the island. by Sutherland Hussey Architects, Edinburgh detail at corner of glass box Awards RIAS Best Building in Scotland 2003 Winner RIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist 2003 Royal Scottish Academy Gold Medal for Architecture 2003 RIBA Award 2003 RIBA Stephen Lawrence Award Shortlist 2003 EAA Annual Awards for Architecture 2004: President's Medal from the west, edge of beach Summary Client: Tiree Arts Enterprise – Brian Milne Collaborators: Jake Harvey (Artist) Donald Urquhart (Artist) Glen Onwin (Artist) Sandra Kennedy (Artist) David Narro (Structural Engineer) Contractor: Inscape Joinery - Bridge structure Euan Harvey - Steel cube structure Arthur Elliot - Walls / Concrete work Value: £ 95,000 Time Span: Design inception Jul 2000 Completion: Feb 2003 all an turas images below by sutherland hussey architects: view from east full view from south-west Further Reading An Turas Architects: Sutherland Hussey - www.sutherlandhussey.co.uk Journey to find art in Tiree by Duncan MacMillan http://news.scotsman.com/archive.cfm?id=767502003 15.07.03 Herald article by Martin Williams http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/1604.html 30.09.03 Guardian article http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,1163753,00.html 07.03.04 An Turas - Plans, Sections & Elevations Previous An Turas Images released by Sutherland Hussey Architects end of june 2003 prior to opening: an turas projected view from east RIAS PR 2003 23 OCTOBER 2003 AND THE WINNER IS… A FERRY SHELTER An Turas, Tiree is the winner of the RIAS Award for Architecture, Best Building in Scotland 2003. An Turas, a Scottish Arts Council funded project for Architect, Artist and Engineer to collaborate in making a structure for the island of Tiree, was created by Sutherland Hussey Architects with Jake Harvey, Glen Onwin, Donald Urquhart and Sandra Kennedy. The £100,000 project, completed in March 2003, was described by the judging panel for the award as "small, simple and sophisticated, reticent, refined and rigorous, a modern interpretation of the Gazebo and a stunning architectural experience”. The award was established last year in recognition of the growing number of innovative, exciting new buildings in Scotland. Building projects of all sizes and types from across the country were eligible for the award, but must have demonstrated innovation, design excellence and competence. Other considerations for the judges were: detailing of materials, sustainable design, technical ability and aesthetic appeal. The judging panel spent three days visiting a wide variety of projects from around Scotland. The five finalists were chosen as the best examples of new building design in Scotland, which matched the stringent criteria of the award. Summarising the judges’ comments on the winner, Professor Andy MacMillan said: “Poetically named An Turas, A Journey, it is small, simple and sophisticated, reticent, refined and rigorous, a modern interpretation of the Gazebo and a stunning architectural experience. Not a shelter, but a place in which to experience Tiree, the big sky, the unending wind and water, the beauty of the island and its squalor. This impeccably detailed small building is the result of a creative collaboration of architects, artists and an engineer, located at the place of arrival and departure from the island it cannot be missed. A paradigm of Tiree, the journey between its walls simultaneously reveals the idealised view of sea and ethnic housing, while making visible the big sky above, and by its exclusion by the sheltering walls, the ever-present wind. Arrival in the glass box reveals a triptych of views. To the left, the dry stane dyke, the upthrust power pole and its trailing wires and the out of place Victorian bye law house. To the right, the pier – the place of first and last impression, the “Pizza Hut”-like ticket and waiting rooms for the ferry, the container and lorry park, the pebbledash bungalows on the road. And finally, when it rains, the glass roof holds the blown water long enough to create a shifting pattern of light and a waterfall down the glass front. A place of subtle insight, poetically conceived, stunning in its import, immaculately constructed.” an turas: from the south-west The RIAS Award was presented to Sutherland Hussey at the Point Conference Centre, Edinburgh on 23 October. The judges for the 2003 award were: Andrew Doolan, Andrew Doolan Architects, Edinburgh; Professor Andy MacMillan OBE, Emeritus Professor, Mackintosh School of Architecture; Julia Barfield MBE, Marks Barfield Architects; London; Irene Barkley, President Edinburgh Architectural Association The shortlist was: An Turas, Tiree (WINNER) Sutherland Hussey Architects with Jake Harvey, Glen Onwin, Donald Urquhart & Sandra Kennedy Westport, Edinburgh Reiach and Hall Architects Mossman Houses, Edinburgh Arcade Architects Radisson SAS Hotel, Glasgow Gordon Murray + Alan Dunlop Architects During the RIAS Festival Exhibition 2003, Scotland the Brave, visitors were asked to vote for their favourite featured building:- 1st - An Turas Tiree - Sutherland Hussey Architects with Jake Harvey, Sandra Kennedy, Glen Onwin and Donald Urquhart EAA Annual Awards for Architecture 2004: President's Medal Sutherland Hussey Architects: An Turas