iBuild Magazine
Charlie features in Viewpoint in December’s issue of the self-build publication iBuild. Read more about Charlie’s thoughts on self-building and advice on hiring architects.
Introducing the Sheepshed
We’ve recently completed this new-build in an area of outstanding natural beauty on the North Cornish coast. Click here to see more…
Planning Permission Granted
We recently received planning permission for an extensive renovation and remodelling of a family home in North Oxfordshire. A number of adhoc extensions had created a series of interconnected buildings built over a period of time. As a result the accommodation…
Project in for Planning
We have just submitted a planning application for the remodelling of an existing 1960s bungalow. The proposal is to entirely transform the existing outdated house into a warm, bright and spacious family home which will be well insulated internally and…
Project on Site
The first steps in transforming this early Victorian farmhouse are evident as the ‘carbuncles’ are removed to reveal the original building.
Grand Designs Live
Grand Designs Live is back at the NEC this week from 19th to 23rd October. Charlie will be in the Grand Theatre meeting Grand Designers and chairing debates on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Amalfi Coast
In Positano on the Amalfi Coast in Italy, Charlie’s been put to work at Bee Chic where they serve delicious food and cocktails from their mobile street food van.
Project in for Planning
A planning application has just been submitted for a replacement dwelling in Moreton in Marsh in Gloucestershire. The new building will replace a converted stable block to provide a modern, multi-generational family home. The project aims to maximise spectacular views across…
Homes by the Med, back on the road…
Filming for the next series of Homes by the Med starts this week. Charlie will start by exploring the coastlines of Croatia and the Amalfi Coast – lucky for some!
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…
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.