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NEWS & REVIEWS

Long Shed Exterior New Atlas

THE LONG SHED

"Echo recently completed a new tiny house named the Long Shed. Featuring a fully off-the-grid setup, the dwelling connects to the outside with a large sliding glass door and deck..."

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Sanna Exterior Designboom

SANNA HUT

"Echo, led by Sam Booth, designs the Sanna Hut responding to the challenging context of its remote location at the farthest point of the UK mainland."

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Tree Hoose Exterior Designboom

TREE HOOSE

"Echo’s self-contained Tree Hoose was engineered to be airlifted onto the steep, woodland site in the Scottish Highlands."

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SANNA HUT

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Features in Braun Publishing's new book, 'TINY LIVING SPACES

INNOVATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS'.  Available from :

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SANNA HUT

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Sanna Hut was designed to perch  on a stony outcrop on an active croft overlooking the stunning white sands of Sanna Bay on the unspoilt Ardnamurchan Peninsula ...    

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TREE HOOSE

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" A Serene lochside treehouse in Scotland from your wildest dreams . "

Natasha Radmehr The times Oct 2021

Cantilever Off-grid Building

WATERFELL

Take a look at one of our latest projects, Featured on the front page of 'Homes & More' , looking out to the waters of Loch Broom.

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Visitors Centre Sliding Door

CIVIC TRUST AWARDS

Coalface visitor centre

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Our Design and build for Crawick Mutliverse ' Coalface visitors hub has been selected as a UK regional finalist  for the Civic Trust Awards 2022

Small Homes Big Time

BROCKLOCH BOTHY

Features in Braun Publishing's new book, 'XS-SMALL HOUSES BIG TIME'. Includes projects by Renzo Piano, A21 Studio and Ateklier Oslo. Available from :

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ST ANDREWS UNIVERSITY

EDEN PROJECT HUB

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 SURFACE MATTER are champions of innovative materials,which includes the  Richlite  panels specified  for our off grid office . Richlite is made from 100% post consumer paper :

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Bothy Exterior

BROCKLOCH BOTHY

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"Cosy becomes cool : five great cabins to rent in the UK."

"...we pick five little joints where you can try out the downsizing dream."

 

Stargazing Sketch

 AWARD WINNING STARGAZER

Our little  Stargazer on Ardgour Estate won

Channel 4's Hut of the Year  2017 in the Eco category.

Bird Watching Timber Frame Hut

Echo Living's founder Sam Booth, was selected as the 2016 'Modern Maker' by D&G arts organisation Upland, and worked with local 15 - 25 year olds who designed and built a beautiful  bird hide for RSPB reserve at the Crook of Baldoon in Galloway .  

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MODERN MAKERS

Brockloch Treehouse Sketch

TREEHOUSE

"snug modernist masterpiece...architecturally fascinating nesting place. "

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HOUSE ON WHEELS

Award winning German design magazine IGNANT features Echo's House on Wheels 

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Brockloch Treehouse Bedroom

TREEHOUSE

Echo Living's Brockloch Treehouse in top 20 "most exciting new and upcoming places to stay in 2015"

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Wave Eco Building Exterior

THE WAVE

American online magazine 

Tiny House Swoon 

publishes our "Wave Eco Cabin" back in 2015.

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Eco Building in Evening Sun

THE WAVE

Despite being geared up for self- reliance,the WAVE Eco Cabin has a slick design with a curved exterior clad in Western Red Cedar and a stylish interior. "

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Roundhouse Yurt Plan

BEST OF HOUZZ

Echo Living "Best Of Design" on Houzz.

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'Stargazing in Scotland: a holiday where dark skies are welcome."

"With its wall of glass and its hilltop location it is the perfect pad for astronomy...I wander back down the hill towards my space-age bothy, where one small lamp is blazing and the building appears to hover in the darkness like an alien space ship freshly arrived from the Andromeda galaxy."

Kevin Rushby, 2013 

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BROCKLOCH BOTHY

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BROCKLOCH BOTHY

"A shining example of ecofriendly, self sufficient design..."Jo Simmons, for Houzz, 2014

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Modular Building on Farm

BROCKLOCH BOTHY

"Brockloch Bothy... the Jack London log cabin reinvented by astronauts."

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Brockloch Treehouse Exterior

BROCKLOCH TREEHOUSE

A Sustainable Treehouse Retreat

"The Brockloch Tree House in Galloway, Scotland, is perched on the edge of a farm to create a private encapsulated retreat." 

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CHANNEL 4 | SERIES 1 & 4

ECHO's  prototype timber Bothy was setting trends back in 2012 when it featured in the very first series of Channel 4's 'George Clarke's Amazing Spaces'. The Bothy  was joined on the farm just two years later  by ECHO's unique Treehouse  

BROCKLOCH  BOTHY & TREEHOUSE 

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HOUSE ON WHEELS

"Naturally finished timber panels and reclaimed tiles line the interior, while windows and glazed sliding doors flood the home with natural light and expand the living space to the outdoor deck."

Lucy Wang 

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Tap in Eco Building

THE WAVE

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SMALL - SMART - SUSTAINABLE

ECHO LIVING and CEA

 show INNOVO Tap 

at Grand edesigns 

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"BIG DREAMS GROW

FROM TINY HOUSES"

"Designer Sam Booth  was no stranger to small-house living. "I spent the first 12 years of my life living on a converted boat on the Thames in London...so I understand firsthand both the problems and the joys of small scale living," he says."

Editor's Choice by Karen M Koenig,

  November 2015

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Treehouse in Snow

BROCKLOCH TREEHOUSE

"It's so much more than just a place to stay- it's an experience. " 

Perched in a bluebell wood with... more than 50 windows, and red squirrels as your neighbours, Is this the most romantic eco treehouse in the world?...it's a celebration of nature . Its so much more than just a place to stay- it's an experience  

John Hutchinson for mailonline Feb 2015

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Wave Eco Cabin Living Area and Stove

THE WAVE

"Having our little wood burner installed in this space enables the cabin to be used all year round, so you can stay warm and cosy if you’re relaxing or working in the cabin..."

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FURNITURE FOR INTERIOR DESIGN

S Booth & D Plunkett

Echo Living's designer Sam Booth and architect Drew Plunkett  offer practical advice for designers and manufacturers, and examples from the best of interior design:

 

 'Furniture For Interior Design'. 

Earthborn Paints

ECHO INTERIORS & EARTHBORN 

Colour panels feature in our natural timber interiors are painted with Earthborn organic paints. Read Earthborn's case study of Loch Ken Eco Bothies. 

Tree House Bed Room

BROCKLOCH TREEHOUSE

Brockloch Treehouse, Dumfries and Galloway: Branch out to an Amazing Space

 

"What happens when you let a dynamic architect loose on a private woodland amid the rolling hills of Scotland's balmiest region?"

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 FEATURING ECHO PROJECTS

 '150 Best Cottage and Cabin Ideas" feature ECHO buildings amongst their collection of 
exemplary designs.
Published by Harper Collins

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HOUSE ON WHEELS:

Journal Du Design

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BROCKLOCH TREEHOUSE

Houzz Tour : An Off-grid Treetop Hideaway for Two in Scotland  

 

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Brockloch Treehouse Kitchen and Stove

BROCKLOCH TREEHOUSE

Houzz  feature 

World of Design: 10 Treehouses to send Your Spirits soaring

 

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