Our Design & Build Studio in Lowfell is nearing completion, we are proud to offer this space as a tangible example of our contemporary design approach and ethos.
The studio is a platform for innovation and collaboration, it serves as a venue for regular design workshops and reviews, fostering creativity and engagement.
The exterior presents as a smooth, dark box that features charred ash cladding and zinc standing seam panels that subtly contrasts with the original sandstone walls of Northdene House (a locally listed 18th-century villa).
Glazed sliding doors open onto block-paved and timber-decked terraces, offering a seamless connection to the surrounding garden.
We recently developed concept design proposals for a new orangery extension in Co Durham that provides a sympathetic addition to the existing stable wing whilst also providing an outdoor living space, kitchen and fireplace.
Our appointment included preparing photomontage studies / visualisations to explore materiality and development form options cognisant of the the wider farm holding and landscape setting of the surrounding greenbelt.
A low-scale dwelling with clean modern lines, comprising natural sandstone and muted timber tones to achieve a tactile and visually recessive design response to the garden and local village settlement.
The new home is constructed using timber frame with a super insulated, air-tight fabric. Steel is used to form a cantilevered return to the eastern gable end forming a seamless glass to glass corner window.
We are currently developing concept design proposals for the sensitive transformation and extension of a traditional fisherman’s cottage in Northumberland.
The proposals seek to retain and celebrate the character of the existing cottage while introducing a carefully considered contemporary addition to the rear, creating a stronger connection between the historic building, garden and surrounding coastal landscape.
Inspired by the elegant form of an upturned herring boat, the new extension explores fluid, curved roof forms and a crafted timber structure that reference the island’s rich maritime heritage to develop a distinctive architectural response for this exceptional setting.
A sensitive intervention to a Grade II listed Georgian farmhouse, comprising the careful replacement of original windows and the creation of a glazed courtyard gallery linking the farmhouse with the converted garage.
The extension has been designed to preserve the historic integrity and legibility of the original building, providing a clear yet sympathetic distinction between old and new.
The courtyard gallery combines slender Crittall-style glazing with black zinc cladding and a natural slate roof, creating a contemporary architectural language that complements the traditional sandstone walls and slate roofscape of the farmhouse while remaining visually recessive within the historic setting.
