Luss Distillery
Location: Luss, Scotland
Client: Loch Lomond Group
Type: Commercial | Completed: 2025
Materials: Scottish Elm & Ash, Shou Sugi charred Douglas Fir, Copper, Corten Steel, Natural Stone, Slate
Features: Ben Lomond Beacon Windows, Bespoke Furniture Design and Craft, Completed Interiors and Architectural Design
“A blanket of mist is rolling in over distant hills and, nestled comfortably amongst neighbouring homes and businesses in the village, this new venture from Loch Lomond Group blends so seamlessly into its picturesque surroundings that it feels as though it has always belonged here.”
— The Herald
The Courtyard Building
Client Testimonial
“Delighted with the end result! It was a pleasure to work with such a creative, talented and “can do” attitude team that beat all the challenges and found solutions to all problems! You should be extremely proud of what you achieved for Luss Distillery / they are hugely impressed with how the design and its execution feels exactly as we wanted it to feel and fits in so well with both Luss and the Loch Lomond area in general”
— Colin Matthews, CEO at Loch Lomond Whiskies
The Courtyard Bar at the rear featuring DDA access
Our client’s brief:
It all began in February 2024, when CEO and founder Colin Matthews, from Loch Lomond Whiskies - invited us to share our story and portfolio. From that meeting came the opportunity to take on this remarkable project - guided by a brief that was simple yet powerful: “Scottish Contemporary.”
We were appointed lead designers to shape the innovative design and experiential elements of the new Luss Distillery, working in collaboration with Hot Pickle on the brand experience for Ben Lomond Scottish Gin and Loch Lomond Whiskies.
The destination comprises four distinctive buildings - a retail space, an immersive whisky and gin discovery area, the Ben Lomond Gin distillery and café space.
We reimagined the space to house the new gin still, pushing the structural boundaries of the existing buildings. We also designed and were involved in key architectural elements across both new and existing structures on the site. For example, the new atrium roof in the distillery building features timbers reclaimed from the 100-year-old Fergusons Chocolate Factory in Cathcart - just a stone’s throw from our Glasgow workshop - continuing the story of Scottish material heritage and craft.
The exterior of the buildings is clad in locally sourced Douglas Fir, preserved using Shou Sugi Ban, the traditional Japanese technique of charring wood to protect it from the elements. The timbers, milled just a few miles away in Alexandria, reveal a distinctive grain that changes with the light, echoing the shifting colours of Loch Lomond.
The Discovery Experience
The Blending Room Experience | Distillery Building
The Still Room
The Still Bar
