Marley Eternit - Provide Craft Units Crowning Glory
Fibre cement roofing and cladding materials from Marley
Eternit were specified by Smiths Gore architects for a
Crown Estates’ business/craft unit complex for a trio of
reasons - their durability, low-maintenance and ability
to blend into the landscape.
The Farmscape roofing and Weatherboard cladding have
been used on the three units which occupy a half-hectare
site that used to be a livestock auction, on the Crown
Estates’ Glenlivet Estate at Tomintoul, Morayshire,
Scotland, which is managed by Smiths Gore.
Built over 17 months for let to local businesses, the
project was also funded by Moray Council and the
European Regional Development Fund (Scottish Executive
Development Department).
The brief was to construct units to promote
diversification across Crown Estates’ rental portfolio
while encouraging investment within the area.
On the duo pitch roof is Marley Eternit’s fibre cement
Farmscape profiled sheeting in Serpentine colour. This
product was designed with a top pigmented sheet instead
of a painted one to better blend into the landscape and
is complemented by roof lights.
The fibre cement Weatherboard on the majority of
elevations looks and feels like timber clapboard, and
has even been stained with a wood stain, but is equally
low-maintenance and long-living. Both materials are also
fire-resistant (Class O).
Neil Smith is an associate at Smiths Gore who have used
Marley Eternit’s profiled roof sheeting on many
agricultural projects. He said their design for the
business/craft units had been received well by the local
planning authority as it followed a traditional
footprint mirroring local traditional “U” shaped
vernacular farm complexes.
“The durability of the materials was a factor in
deciding on their use in the project. Colouring was
decided following discussions with the planning officers
and client as the thoughts were to marry the new
building with traditional and landscape colours for the
area,” he said.
“The materials play a pivotal part in the project as the
colouring of the roof sheeting fits in with the local
landscape. The Weatherboard side cladding gives a
traditional look to the project without the fear of real
maintenance headaches due to timber decay.”
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