Saltcoats student Scott makes his mark with beach hut design
12 AugustSaltcoats school pupil Scott Mitchell saw his design for a Sydney Opera House-style beach hut after he won a competition to design a temporary beach hut to be sited on Ardrossan South Beach as part of Big on the Beach.
Standard Grade art and design pupil, Scott (15) won the competition organised by Irvine Bay Regeneration Company, North Ayrshire Council and St Matthew's secondary school in Saltcoats, as part of the school's Standard Grade Art and Design course.
Some 15 pupils entered the competition, and local architects McMillan Cronin worked with the pupils to develop scale drawings, which were used to construct the winning design.
After the end of the Big on the Beach week Scott's beach hut will be used at Irvine's Maritime Museum.
The use and function of the beach hut is important. It is intended to be an iconic structure, encouraging people onto the sea front and to re-inspire local people about their own town.
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