Geographical Spread

Among many other artefacts at Victoria Terrace, a map of Scotland has plotted completed projects over the years.  The map is not exhaustive, but still travels to Highlands and islands.  Interestingly, when looking at the furthest to the North and South BTA have ventured (on this map), both projects venture back to the Neolithic Period.

Skaill House at Skara Brae, Orkney has acted as a ‘visitor Centre’ from the 1880s, displaying an everchanging landscape of archaeological findings of the area.  BTA developed a masterplan of the area of Skara Brae, which addressed maintenance, access, and a new visitor centre.  Local materials and extensive workmanship knowledge was required to carefully restore Skaill House to welcome visitors.

On the Channel Islands, BTA restored a house which originally served as a harbour fort.  The house was in very poor condition and required near rebuilding, using high quality and often custom fittings throughout.  The project collaborated with a sculptor to design and make bronze ironmongery, and a second sculptor made the oak moat bridge, timber balcony, shelves and seats, internal and external.  The design was the result of extensive historical research to create an appropriate sensitive contemporary response, giving views in all directions, often through two rooms.