McGinlay Bell uses courtyards to bring light and views into House in Bearsden

McGinlay Bell has completed a house in a leafy Glasgow suburb featuring a sequence of rooms arranged around compact courtyards that allow the natural surroundings to permeate indoors.
The owners of House in Bearsden approached McGinlay Bell to develop a new-build home on a plot of land that previously accommodated the neighbouring property's tennis court.
Above: House in Bearsden is fronted by a minimal brick wall. Top image: it is joined with a low-lying pavilion
The narrow rectilinear site san