Loch Lodge Window Photography Scotland – Fakro | Dug Wilders

Client: Fakro
Project Location: Kelso, Scotland

This architectural photography project documents a contemporary timber lodge set on the edge of a private loch near Kelso in the Scottish Borders. The brief focused on capturing the building’s design, with particular attention given to the rooflight installation and how natural light interacts with the interior spaces.

A wooden cabin stands by the edge of a calm lake, reflecting in the water, with open fields and a clear sky in the background.

The shoot was carried out over two days in challenging winter conditions, with freezing temperatures and limited daylight hours. While the environment presented practical difficulties, the extended timeframe allowed for a far more considered and refined photographic approach than a typical single-day shoot.

A wooden lodge sits by the edge of a calm loch in Scotland, with open fields in the background under a clear sky.

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A rooflight window set in a wooden ceiling lets natural light into the room, showing a clear blue sky outside.

Having multiple days on site made it possible to work around changing weather conditions and carefully select the best moments of light. Early morning and late evening sessions were prioritised, ensuring the lodge could be photographed at sunrise and sunset, when low-angle natural light enhances material texture, reflections across the loch and the overall atmosphere of the setting.

Aerial view of a small lake surrounded by grassy fields and farmland at sunset, with a building near the water and long shadows cast across the landscape.

The project highlights the importance of allowing sufficient time for architectural photography. Rather than working to a fixed schedule, the ability to wait for optimal conditions resulted in a wider and more varied image set, capturing the lodge across different lighting scenarios and moods.

Aerial view of a rural landscape with green fields, a small pond, and a building near the pond, with rolling hills visible in the distance under a clear sky.

The final images focus on the relationship between the building and its landscape setting, as well as the quality of light entering through the rooflights and glazing. These photographs were produced for use across the client’s portfolio and marketing material, forming part of my wider architectural photography work across Scotland and the UK, documenting high-end residential properties in remote and landscape-driven locations.

A building corner with a green roof, featuring two square windows surrounded by gravel, covered by dense grass and bordered by concrete tiles.
A wooden cabin with a grass roof is reflected in a calm pond, with fields and a clear sky in the background at sunset.
Bedroom with a sloped wooden ceiling, skylight, bed with patterned cushions, two bedside tables with lamps, a large round mirror, and a potted plant.
A small house sits beside a narrow river in a wide, open field at sunrise, with the sun just above the horizon and light mist over the distant landscape.