It also resonates with the aptly named architecture studio Dress for the Weather, which has recently transformed a stone-built Victorian schoolhouse into Island Cottage, a contemporary family home. (Image credit: Matt Kerr)Inside Island Cottage, a redesigned Victorian schoolhouseNestled on an island on Scotland’s west coast, the old former schoolhouse building contained the teacher’s quarters downstairs and a classroom upstairs. (Image credit: Matt Kerr)The home has an L-shaped plan. (Image credit: Matt Kerr)(Image credit: Matt Kerr)Inside, the bedrooms and bathrooms can be found in the original cottage, while communal living spaces are located in the extension. (Image credit: Matt Kerr)(Image credit: Matt Kerr)The residence is an example of how a design can champion both what was there before and what is on site now.