The successful introduction of a new ferry waiting room for Easdale, although a modest brief, provokes a negotiation between themes of native and foreign, visitor and resident. An ambitious, holistic approach is required, which questions the potential transformation of the whole island through spatial interventions.

Our proposal distributes a series of carefully composed interventions at multiple scales throughout Easdale, small actions and forms that collectively strengthen and complement the existing form of the settlement, and open up the island to future visitors.

The ferry waiting room establishes the new island infrastructure, a statement of intent. The building works with the existing ferry person’s hut to form a new entrance to Easdale, a triangle of paving forming a stone welcome mat for disembarking passengers from the ferry.
The building is generous but practical, a blueprint for further development. Inside, the waiting room is tall and comfortable, with facilities for passengers and staff carefully detailed in a shared material language.