Barn Raising
The frame for the Dutch barn at Garlands Farm is already taking shape. Due to its size there is both a metal and timber frame – metal to cope with the large spans and overall strength and timber to deal…
Graven Hill
We have thoroughly enjoyed helping a client to secure one of the first plots at the new Graven Hill self-build development in Oxfordshire. As the first large scale self-build development in the UK, Graven Hill looks to be an interesting project…
Homes by the Sea, Series 3!
The third series of Homes by the Sea goes out next Tuesday 27th September, 9pm on More4.
Quick Change
A sketch for a revised design for built-in cloakroom furniture at Garlands Farm. An on-the-hoof rethink required in order to encompass a bigger than expected underfloor heating manifold. Keeps us on our toes!
Sleeping Beauty
We have been working on a plan to rescue a Regency style country house in Dorset that has experienced some years of neglect following several unsympathetic adaptations. The designs look to sensitively restore its former glory and add a little bit…
Homebuilding & Renovating Show!
The Homebuilding & Renovating Show is back in London at ExCel from 23rd to 25th September. Charlie will be there on Saturday in the Self-Build Theatre sharing design ideas and inspiration, among other things.
Room with a View
The builders have lowered a wall (below) in what will become the master bedroom at Old Lodge Barn. It reveals what will be their view (above) out across the Cotswolds countryside.
Bell Barn in Grand Designs
Our project Bell Barn is featured in August’s issue of Grand Designs magazine. The conversion of this once derelict barn was a dream project for us, working with an enlightened client who allowed us to test combining an air-tight and…
Magic Carpet
The builders are template-ing the proposed steel bridge and stair at Garlands Farm out of plywood to take to a steel fabricator. The intent is to create a ‘magic carpet’ that sits atop the existing historic structure and then cascades…
A Farmhouse in Gloucestershire
Initial concepts are emerging for the design of a new farmhouse in Gloucestershire. Working with the landscape and reflecting it’s context, the project aims to sit sensitively within it’s setting amongst the trees and sheep!
Garlands Barn
Design of the barn at Garlands Farm continues. These images show a detail of the timber cladding and fenestration for the barn which will eventually house the cookery school.
Old Lodge Barn Starts on Site
We’re excited that the main works at Greyfell (formerly Old Lodge Barn) have now started on site. The contractors have begun preparing the site and stripping out existing stone flooring which will be set aside and reused in the landscaping…
Oxford Brookes Graduation Speech
Twenty years after graduating from Oxford Brookes University with his Architecture degree, this afternoon Charlie will be giving the graduation speech to the Arts and Architecture students at the university.
Homes by the Sea…
… is back on the road. Filming for the next series is underway winding it’s way through Suffolk, Sussex and Devon and then on up to the Hebrides via north Wales the Wirral.
New Series of Building the Dream
The next series of Building the Dream starts tonight, 31st May, 9pm, More4.
Progress at Garlands Farm
The builders have been on site for six months and the scaffolding mask has come down from the main farmhouse. With the new sash windows now installed the ‘face’ of the farmhouse is revealed.
Planning Permission at Caldy Road!
We’re really pleased to receive planning permission for this exciting project on the Wirral. The design responds to the local arts and crafts context, and maximises views over the estuary. Using natural and reclaimed materials we hope to create a…
Beam Solution
The structural engineer advised us that these two struts be removed and replaced. Over the years the forces holding the building up had split and damaged them. However the conservation officer wanted them to remain in place so we had to…
Grand Designs Live
Grand Designs Live is back at the Excel Centre in London this coming weekend. Charlie will be speaking in the Grand Theatre on Sunday 1st, Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th May. Check the Grand Theatre timetable for more info!