The trip to Kenmore for investigation

Before the beginning of the last project of this semester, we went to Kenmore for investigation. This was my first site investigation, and as an international student, this was also a very exciting trip.



small island

 It took us 2 hours to get Kenmore from Dundee. It was a small village near the Loch Tay, quiet, peaceful, beautiful, and surrounded by mountains. Left image is a small island in the Loch Tay, the reflection in water is lovely (although the weather was bad that day ..... :( ).



inside Crannog

 There was a place for visiting opposite the site.  It was an old house called Crannog. It was made of wood and the straws consisted of the roof and the wall. The straws could defense the wind and water. It was very cold inside the house, and very dark. like the image on the right. In the past people who lived here must make fire to warm the house and light the room.



site



west view



 After the visit we went to the site. It was a big place and extended into the water. The total area was more than 1000 square meter, we could see the whole Tay from this site, and the west view was terrific; blue sky, cloud, snow mountains and their reflections in the water. This was an important aspect, so I think big windows must be put on this side in order to bring this terrific view for the clients.



house style



At last, I took the photos of other houses in this village, I have found that the colour of almost all the buildings are black and white, and with trigonal roofs, like the image shown. This was also a necessary aspect which should be considered, suiting the vernacular was important for a building. I have learned a lot in this site investigation, and I am looking forward to next "site trip".