The clients, a professional couple with two young daughters, wanted to be build a new house on a typically surburban road in St Albans. A legal covenant meant that the... read more →
This is a strategically important new residential quarter, sited on Cambridge’s last major undeveloped brownfield site in a key position between the city and open fields. The scheme successfully demonstrates... read more →
For this retreat in Somerset local the English oak used was estate timber dried in stacks in the sheds opposite the building site which became the generator for the wall... read more →
The Wrap House pushes the boundaries of possibility for the most humble of architectural commissions – the domestic rear extension. It is formerly spectacular yet creates calm spaces with a... read more →
Natural timber boarding was used for the roof and walls of the new Holly Barn to resonate with the traditional construction of local windmills, boat houses and boat construction of... read more →
Loft living rarely implies new-build or affordable housing but here, next to a railway viaduct on London's South Bank, four smart one-bedroom 'lofts' have been economically built using sustainable wooden... read more →
Three derelict farmyard buildings in Northamptonshire have undergone a subtle, modern conversion that wins the prize for best private home and the overall gold award for best project. In the... read more →
Refurbishment of Wakelins, a Grade II- listed 15th century house, included an uncompromisingly modern extension supported by English Heritage and the Ancient Monuments Society. When the cement render of the... read more →
This project shows how careful choice of low cost materials plus innovative use of new products can create domestic architecture of real quality on a very small budget. 'A fantastic... read more →
A beautifully executed piece of work o which the workmanship and detailing were h exemplary throughout. So said the judges on visiting the New Pavilion at New Maltings Wissington, Nayland,... read more →