Chapter 17Building with Landscape

CHRIS LOYN, LOYN & CO ARCHITECTS

CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE: CHRIS LOYN

Chris Loyn is Principal Architect of Loyn & Co Architects, based in South Wales, and a visiting tutor at the Welsh School of Architecture (WSA) and at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) in Machynlleth. He is also a painter and a member of the Royal Watercolour Society of Wales.

Much of Wales is open countryside with rolling hills and mountains, a context that brings particular difficulties when considering development proposals and seeking an appropriate architectural response. Historically, rural buildings have been primarily concerned with shelter and have been nestled in hollows of protection, away from the prevailing wind. How ...

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