Calderstone House

Calderstone House is a modern-movement house designed by Morris and Steedman Architects in 1964, with a small number of later alterations. This single-storey building features a two-storey studio section and is roughly octagonal in shape, incorporating a pottery studio. The two-storey studio wing has a steeply sloping monopitch roof that rises above the rest of the house to the left of a recessed entrance, creating an entrance courtyard. Six irregular, wedge-shaped rooms branch off from a central octagonal hall, all covered by a black pantiled polygonal roof that peaks above the hall. The exterior is finished with white-painted cement render over load-bearing brick cavity walls, with a grey brick base course.

The entrance features a plain timber door set in the recessed wedge-shaped courtyard, topped by a tall slit window. The two-storey studio section to the left has timber steps leading to a first-floor door on the southwest elevation, along with a later door opening near the gable apex that includes a timber balcony designed by Dr. Holden. A column of five Velux windows is positioned on the roof. The principal rooms face south and southwest, featuring picture windows and glazed patio doors, while the bedrooms are located on the north and west elevations, with narrower windows set into deep-eaved re-entrant angles. A cylindrical concrete chimney stack is situated on the south slope of the roof above the living room.

Inside, the central octagonal hall is double-height, with brick buttresses at the angles and a timber-boarded ceiling that rises to a 20-foot high apex. All rooms open off this hall: bedrooms to the right, living rooms straight ahead, and a bathroom to the left. The principal rooms have raked ceilings and walls made of painted brickwork. The kitchen, living rooms, bedrooms, and bathroom contain original fitted cupboards and other furniture. The living room features a horizontal brick chimneypiece, plain timber doors, and maple floorboards. The pottery studio is located above the garage and store rooms, characterized by a steeply-raked timber ceiling and a double timber mezzanine constructed by the owner using timber from demolished Glasgow tenements.