We are delighted to have secured planning permission for Nexus House in the Green Belt in Oxfordshire. Consent in a protected landscape is never guaranteed, because you have to show, in plain sight, that the home will not disturb the wider setting.
Read MoreOver Christmas, when the pace slows, the house has a way of revealing itself. Nothing has failed, but something no longer fits the life being lived inside it. Most people recognise that feeling before they can explain it. This journal explores this idea. It shows how we listen before we draw, how we test assumptions, and how a brief becomes precise enough that the architecture feels inevitable. Jump in for more.
Read MoreBlack Swan House has secured planning approval in Ayrshire, Scotland, with the decision issued at speed, and well within the expected eight week notice period. Set within a remote landscape of wildness, the project is conceived as a graceful landing at the lake’s edge. Our client is delighted, as the project aligns closely with their own values, and way of living, read on to find out how this was achieved.
Read MoreGlobal recognition for Plinth House, longlisted for the Archello Awards 2025. A bespoke home, where the design traces a clear journey from sea to sanctuary, through stone plinths that shape everyday life beside the coast. Deeply researched, our new residence offers luxury, privacy and calm while staying open to the landscape. Dive in to find out more about our clients journey as we continue to progress the project towards construction.
Read MoreGet an insight into the soul of our studio as Director Kristian Hyde is published in the RIBA Journal with his reflective essay 'Postcard from Firminy, France'. The piece retraces a journey made twenty-five years ago, returning to Le Corbusier’s Saint-Pierre church. First visited on a youthful pilgrimage with co-director and life partner Kay Hyde. Both architectural and human in spirit, the article explores time, memory, and the quiet endurance of buildings that continue to speak long after their authors are gone.
Read MoreOur team has just returned from London after receiving the Best Sustainability Project award for Edge House at the 2025 Homes and Gardens Design Awards. The recognition celebrates our commitment to creating homes that unite environmental performance with timeless design. Edge House stands as a quiet statement on how building with structural timber can shape a more sustainable way of living.
Read MoreHow can materials express memory, resilience, and place? Concrete Quarterly, Volume 59 explores this question through Edge House, where a timber frame superstructure defines the home, light in spirit yet enduring in a coastal climate. This dialogue between timber and concrete reflects a balance of pragmatics and sustainability. We are honoured to see the project featured in such a respected publication.
Read MoreArchitecture, at its best, is not just built, it is felt. Discover our obsessions and the quiet power of light and shadow. Explore da Vinci’s chiaroscuro and Tanizaki’s reflections on the unseen. At Quatrefoil House, these timeless ideas shape a world for our client, where detail, depth, and darkness reveal beauty beyond the obvious.
Read MoreWe’ve been busy in our studio during lockdown, producing technical drawings and designing new work. Part of this output has seen the completion of our construction drawings, schedules and specifications for our new home in Wiltshire.
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