Dualchas has been recognised for architecture that responds closely to its clients, landscape and culture. Across almost 30 years, our work has received RIAS, RIBA, Saltire, Scottish Design and Highlands and Islands Architecture Awards, and has been exhibited in Scotland and internationally.
Selected awards
- 2025 Scottish Design Awards — Architectural Practice of the Year, Gold Award
- 2025 Scottish Design Awards — Residential Single Home, Gold Award, Torrin
- 2025 Scottish Design Awards — Low Cost Project Schemes Under £250k, Silver Award, Glasan
- 2024 Highlands and Islands Architecture Awards — Place Making winner and Best Project Overall commendation, Highland Cinema
- 2024 Highlands and Islands Architecture Awards — Best New Building commendation, Taigh Crèadha
- 2023 RIAS Award, Half of Eleven
- 2022 Highlands and Islands Architecture Awards — Best New Building in the Highlands, Diabeg
- 2019 RIAS Award and RIBA House of the Year shortlist, The Black House
- 2018 Highlands and Islands Architecture Awards — Best New House and Best Building in the Highlands, The Black House
- 2014 RIBA Award, RIAS Award and RIBA Manser Medal shortlist, Cliff House
- 2014 Highlands and Islands Architecture Awards — Best New House, Colbost House
- 2014 Saltire Housing Awards recognition, Colbost House and Cliff House
- 2012 RIAS Award, Saltire Award and Scottish Design Award for Best Residential Building, Boreraig
- 2012 Saltire Silver Medal, Boreraig and Garve Church
- 2011 RIBA Award, Raasay Community Hall
- 2011 Scottish Design Awards — Best Residential Building in the UK, Tigh Port nan Long
Exhibitions and cultural recognition
- La Biennale di Venezia 2023 — invited participant in the main exhibition of the 18th International Architecture Exhibition. The immersive installation Dualchas occupied a central bay in the Corderie dell’Arsenale. Read the story.
- V&A Dundee — models of Colbost House and Cliff House, a HebHomes design and a house film feature in the permanent Scottish Design Galleries. Read more.
- National Museum of Scotland — Dualchas work has been exhibited as part of Scotland’s contemporary architectural story.
Publications
Dualchas projects have appeared in architectural and national publications in the UK and internationally. The practice’s contribution to contemporary rural architecture is also discussed in Isabelle Priest’s book New Scottish Houses: Contemporary Architecture and Living in the Landscape, which features Achnacloich and Torrin. Read more about the book and the development of contemporary architecture on Skye.
Recognition matters because it reflects the ambition of our clients and the care of the teams who turn each design into a building.