Throughout our visit to Scotland, our aim as a studio was to choose a site for our individual thesis project. Before visiting Scotland, I was keen to see Inchindown tanks due to their history and connection to Invergordon. When looking at photos of the site, it was interesting to see a dystopian effect due to its abounded nature, which I was keen to explore first-hand.

When visiting the site, I was struck by the sculptural nature of the oil tanks and how they helped define and frame the local landscape. The tanks were extremely large, making their impact even greater. The site terrain was very rough due to the site being left since the 1960’s, creating interesting challenges when trying to get closer to the tanks. Overall I was struck by the site’s beauty and decided that this would be my thesis project location. I am interested to see how the site will influence my design work and how I use the site. Below are some of the images taken today when exploring the area.