A historic building in Aberdeenshire and a project to provide homes for those on a low income in Inverness have both been shortlisted to win this year’s Saltire Innovation in Housing Award.
Bogendollo House, near Fettercairn, is part of a pilot project by Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University to instal insulation in historic buildings for the first time.
Inverness is represented by JNESpace Volumetric Housing, which is a project to provide robust, energy efficient homes for the homeless or those on a low income in the city.
The projects will be running against the likes of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Village.
Jim Tough, executive director of the Saltire Society, said: “Now in their 77th year, the Housing Design Awards were created to promote the importance of good design and housing for all. Today’s awards have evolved and help to honour and encourage creativity, excellence and innovation in modern Scottish place-making.”
The award is supported by the endorsement of the Scottish Government, and the winner will receive a cash prize of £1,500.
The winning project will also be considered for the Saltire medal, which comes with a separate cash prize of the same value.
Each of the shortlisted sites will be visited by a judging panel made up of architects, designers and academics, as well as clients and tenants.
The winner will be announced at a ceremony on July 3 in the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation.