A sustainably built timber home in Sutherland and the conversion of an early 19^th-century stone barn in Devon are the latest projects to be added to the shortlist for RIBA House of the Year 2021.

Mary Arnold-Forster Architects’ House in Assynt is a 100sq m timber home with spectacular views of the west coast of Scotland.

RIBA’s award jury said arriving at the property was “an unforgettable experience” with a sense of anticipation built up by the “tortuous nature of the road” to the house and and the seemingly inaccessible location of the site.

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