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Kestrel Observatory

Year
2022
Location
Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom
Kestrel Observatory

Kestrel Observatory sits on a windy ridgeline, a single board-formed concrete volume anchored against the weather. A narrow copper slot cuts through the wall at eye height, framing the valley like a drawn line across the view.

The building offers shelter, a bench, and nothing else — which is exactly the point. It is a place to stop, look and listen, built to last a century with almost no maintenance.