We recently received planning permission to remodel and modestly extend an already converted barn in Oxfordshire. The application was originally refused permission due to the size of a proposed link extension, but believing in the integrity of the design we appealed and won!
16/07/2019Nearing completion This project next to the woods just south of Oxford is nearing completion. The wood cladding is looking very fresh but the untreated white cedar shingle on the lower half will fade to a pale white colour and the larch…
12/07/2019Planning submitted We’ve just submitted a planning application to undertake a substantial re-modelling of a mid-Victorian house that had been altered and extended several times. Quite a challenge. A key part of the plan is to re-locate the main access which currently…
08/07/2019Building the Dream is back The next series of Building the Dream is back on More4 from Tuesday 9th July, 9pm.
04/07/2019London’s Great Bridges A fascinating show looking behind the scenes at a multi-million pound project to re-light London’s bridges. The three part series starting this Saturday 7th July on Channel 4 at 7pm, looks at the history and culture of London’s bridges and…
26/06/2019Ideal Home! The Sheepfold is featured in July’s issue of Ideal Home magazine; pick up your copy now!
11/06/2019Impossible Builds Impossible Builds is back on our screens starting tonight on More4, 9pm.
10/06/2019Oxford Green Week This week is Oxford Green Week . A city-wide festival which uses culture, creativity and community to inspire local people to take action against climate change. Charlie is joining with Transition by Design, an architecture and design co-operative to talk about sustainable architecture…
04/06/2019Timber Frame Following several months of coordination with the timber frame manufacturer, this new-build project is finally bursting into life. The prefabricated elements are hoisted in to place with a telehandler; a process that produces a weather tight shell in a mere…
23/05/2019Garden Room Extension This new garden room extension will provide much needed extra living space to the existing cottage and greater connection to the garden. Connected by a linking walkway the garden building will compliment the cottage with a sensitive use of materials…
15/04/2019Gone to Planning We have just submitted a planning application for a replacement dwelling in Buckinghamshire. The original house dated back to the 1850s and had been extended a number of times and this piecemeal approach had left little evidence of the original…