Basil Spence’s own house at Gribloch, Stirlingshire
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Basil Spence’s own house at Gribloch, Stirlingshire is a modernist country residence in Scotland that the architect designed for himself, reflecting his personal approach to form, landscape, and contemporary domestic architecture.
All labels observed (1)
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| Basil Spence’s own house at Gribloch, Stirlingshire canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8538651 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basil Spence’s own house at Gribloch, Stirlingshire Context triple: [Basil Spence, notableWork, Basil Spence’s own house at Gribloch, Stirlingshire]
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A.
Bishop’s House
Bishop’s House is a historic ecclesiastical residence and architectural landmark in the Siberian city of Tobolsk, Russia.
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B.
House of Broglie
The House of Broglie is a prominent French noble family historically influential in politics, the military, and diplomacy, from which several dukes and notable statesmen have descended.
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C.
Bute House
Bute House is the official residence and main working headquarters of Scotland’s First Minister, located in Edinburgh’s New Town.
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D.
Osborne House estate
Osborne House estate is a historic royal residence on the Isle of Wight, best known as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s seaside retreat and later the site of various educational and naval institutions.
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E.
Balbirnie House
Balbirnie House is a historic country house in Fife, Scotland, renowned for its Georgian architecture and use as a luxury hotel and wedding venue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Basil Spence’s own house at Gribloch, Stirlingshire Target entity description: Basil Spence’s own house at Gribloch, Stirlingshire is a modernist country residence in Scotland that the architect designed for himself, reflecting his personal approach to form, landscape, and contemporary domestic architecture.
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A.
Bishop’s House
Bishop’s House is a historic ecclesiastical residence and architectural landmark in the Siberian city of Tobolsk, Russia.
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B.
House of Broglie
The House of Broglie is a prominent French noble family historically influential in politics, the military, and diplomacy, from which several dukes and notable statesmen have descended.
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C.
Bute House
Bute House is the official residence and main working headquarters of Scotland’s First Minister, located in Edinburgh’s New Town.
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D.
Osborne House estate
Osborne House estate is a historic royal residence on the Isle of Wight, best known as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s seaside retreat and later the site of various educational and naval institutions.
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E.
Balbirnie House
Balbirnie House is a historic country house in Fife, Scotland, renowned for its Georgian architecture and use as a luxury hotel and wedding venue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect’s own house
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house ⓘ modernist residence ⓘ |
| architect | Basil Spence ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century domestic architecture
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Scottish modern architecture ⓘ |
| category | modernist country house in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| designer | Basil Spence ⓘ |
| function | private home ⓘ |
| hasContext | rural setting ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | English-speaking architectural culture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gribloch
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Stirlingshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ central Scotland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expression of architect’s personal design philosophy
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relationship between interior spaces and surrounding landscape ⓘ |
| partOf | Basil Spence’s architectural oeuvre ⓘ |
| reflects |
Basil Spence’s interest in integrating buildings with landscape
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Basil Spence’s personal approach to architectural form ⓘ contemporary domestic architecture ideals ⓘ |
| use | domestic residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basil Spence’s own house at Gribloch, Stirlingshire Description of subject: Basil Spence’s own house at Gribloch, Stirlingshire is a modernist country residence in Scotland that the architect designed for himself, reflecting his personal approach to form, landscape, and contemporary domestic architecture.
Referenced by (1)
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