COOKS MEADOW – ZERO CARBON SUSTAINABLE HOME
A zero carbon sustainable home in Somerset of high quality contemporary design that respects the woodland and streamside setting. The plan is split into a sleeping wing and a living wing, connected by a glass box. This breaks down the mass of the building and frames views of the trees and stream. Uncultivated gardens, surrounding […]
BENNETTS LANE – CLASS Q BARN CONVERSION
A Class Q Permitted Development Barn Conversion ‘set in almost four acres of gardens, this superb modern house has been cleverly conceived to optimise the peaceful, secluded position in the Somerset countryside, five miles east of the city of Wells. Built in 2019, the house occupies the footprint of a former agricultural building. With an […]
THE OLD VICARAGE – PRIVATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
The Old Vicarage, a development of seven houses in Bruton, South Somerset The development comprises of the conversion of an Old Vicarage and two other existing buildings formally used as a boarding house for Bruton School for Girls. The site is in a lovely location just outside the Somerset town of Bruton, on a hillside […]
FOUR OAKS – A PASSIVHAUS
Four Oaks, a new sustainable home in Nailsea, Bristol A modern cotemporary home built around four mature oak trees. The first Passivhaus sustainable home built in North Somerset. Timber frame construction with well insulated walls and roof achieve a high performance thermal value of at least 0.12 W/m2K. Air tightness is no greater than 0.6 […]
THE TIMBER HOUSE – SELF BUILD HOME
A new self build house near Bath This is a modern take on replacing an existing single storey bungalow with a two storey dormer bungalow with 3 bedrooms. Whilst the house is set in the countryside and outside development limits the planners approved the larger house. The plan is kept simple and cost effective with […]
ECO HOUSE – NEW HOUSE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Project: New Sustainable Home Title: The Curved Underground House Location: Oakhill, Somerset Client: Private These images are designs for a new sustainable home located on a hillside, in a woodland setting, with wonderful panoramic views of the open countryside. From this prominent position the glazing to the front makes the most of this fantastic view point. The plan of […]
GRUMBLES FARM – SELF BUILD HOUSE
Grumbles Farm, a new self build home in Shepton Mallet, Somerset Detailed Planning Permission was secured in 2010 for this new three storey, 5 bedroom timber frame sustainable home on the development limits of a village in the Mendips, near Frome. The site is in a great location with picturesque views of the open countryside. […]
THE BUTTS
Semi Underground House in Frome, Somerset This is a new semi underground house replacing an existing garage on a restricted and awkward plot in the centre of Frome. Unfortunately previous architects had failed to gain planning permission from Mendip District Council. We addressed the planning concerns of the height of a new house and overlooking […]
THE OAK
A new house, near Frome in Wiltshire, adjacent to the Longleat Estate Replacing an existing cottage this is a new traditional stone, render and timber house designed and built as a modern sustainable home for a poet and his wife leaving London for the country. The site is fantastic – adjacent to the Longleat Estate […]
ECO HOMES & HOTEL
Title: Egypt Mill Location: Nailsworth, Gloucestershire Client: Goldwater Springs Project Type: Hotel and Houses New timber frame and larch clad houses attractively blend into a woodland riverside setting. The project consisted of seven houses, twelve apartments and an extension to the existing hotel. It involved complex planning, environmental and highway issues. Eco materials such as […]
