Gattonside, Melrose, The Rigg

Peter Womersley, 1957. Single storey, 3-bay square-plan Modernist flat roof house designed on a 3ft grid plan joined to former garage by covered walkway forming courtyard and sited in secluded garden with views to Eildon Hills. Sand lime brick construction with floor to ceiling plate glass timber-framed windows and painted timber fascia board.

Predominantly timber-framed windows with single glazed unframed sliding door to bedroom; some later sliding patio style doors.

INTERIOR: fine open plan modernist interior design scheme in place with original open plan layout set around 9ft cedar boarded central core housing boiler, heating system and top-lit bathroom. Interior includes signature fireplace design with black marble mantle running from interior to exterior, bench seating around sunken main living area, boarded hardwood ceilings, original Formica kitchen fittings, fitted cupboards to dressing room and original timber, vinyl and black acotile flooring throughout. Interior further enhanced by contemporary 1950's furniture including Womersley's original stereo sideboard.