Saltoun Hall | Gordon Duffy

Saltoun Hall:

A bold intervention to resolve two key fundamental issues for the owners of Easter Saltoun Hall, the largest apartment in this converted category A Listed building, namely: improving the incredibly basic -given the status of the dwelling- kitchen and dining facilities; a sustainable solution to provide heating and hot water for the property.

A new kitchen space is formed, thermally independent of the existing north gallery with its own ceiling with contemporary vaulting inspired from the original. This allows cooking and dining for the first time in comfort, allowing also more daylight into the space and offering a more generous and properly arranged sequence of spaces. The design of the new ceiling allows glimpses of the original gothic gallery vaulting through via carefully positioned and sized trapezoidal apertures. The striped marmoleum flooring punctuates the composition.

A biomass heating system was designed and installed in the Hall basement. The old combo of oil-fired boiler and little used storage heaters has been removed and for the first time in c.40 years of occupation Easter Saltoun Hall will have whole house central heating with upper and lower level zone control and the benefit of Feed-inTariff income.