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 with the insulation and plasterboard.
20/05/2020Future Build Guest Editor! Charlie is guest editing this weeks issue of the Future Build newsletter. Future Build is an annual event that aims to bring together innovative brands from the built environment community to share their products and solutions. Click this link to read…
12/05/2020Mobile home An exciting project to explore the potential of a mobile home! On a beautiful site in south east England a mobile home has been in a field for over ten years and the clients can now replace it. We are…
23/04/2020Visual Images Our building sites may be closed for the time-being but we’re busy working on feasibility studies and planning applications for clients. These images are visuals we’ve produced to help the client understand the approach to the new building.
03/04/2020Sketch options These sketches show the very early stages of options for a feasibility study, which is one of the first things we do for a new client. Usually we provide two or three options having visited the site and talked through…
24/03/2020Hidden Gem Set in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the Warwickshire countryside, building work has started on remodelling and extending this beautiful manor house. The plan is to create a more cohesive family living environment and enhance the connections between…
16/03/2020Building the Dream The new series of Building the Dream starts on More4, this coming Wednesday 18th March, 9pm!
03/03/2020Futurebuild This Thursday Charlie will be joining a panel of industry experts on the Steico stand at Futurebuild for a series of talks on tackling the climate crisis. They will be talking about how to meet the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge…
27/02/2020Hook Norton Community Housing The planning permission has been submitted for our scheme for the Hook Norton community housing project. The scheme, which is the culmination of an extensive community engagement process plans to create 12 dwellings and a community building centred around a…
06/02/2020Planning application These artists impression images were included as part of a recent planning application we’ve submitted. The application is for the retro-fit and extension of an existing dwelling, and an adjacent new-build in the conservation area of an Oxfordshire village.
30/01/2020Bringing the outside in The location of this project, next to an ancient woodland in Oxfordshire, meant that large openings were essential. The verticality of the trees is repeated in the vertical timber mullions which emphasise a connection to the outside.