The use of narrative in contemporary rural architecture

摘要

An exploration of how public narratives about Highland architectural identity and private narratives about sustainability and return have informed the construction of a new house. Narrative - the recounting of events - is perceived as having a universal quality not restricted to the spoken or written word. A characteristic of architecture is to act as a screen onto which we project our life experiences and aspirations. In this sense, our built environment becomes one charged with key narrative qualities of plot and characterisation.