Spatial design + build

29/11/2021

Just a lovely view

26/11/2021

Spot the vents

15/11/2021

A nice little home office in the garden

12/11/2021

Thanks to Goose Joinery For the exceptional service supplying and fitting these Velfac windows

08/11/2021

There are certainly worse jobs

05/06/2021

How to insulate old buildings. -

Insulating old properties can cause all sorts of issues so make sure to use breathable insulation and create a well ventilated cavity behind.

Stay away from PIR insulation and vapour barriers!

04/06/2021

Ready for direct glazing. Thanks a lot to Roofing Services Ltd

17/05/2021

saved this beautiful tree.
Contractors who make a practice of stripping all existing trees from a lot before starting to build can point to several practical reasons for doing so. A treeless lot increases efficiency by providing freedom of movement to workers, heavy equipment, and delivery trucks. It doesn't cost much to clear an unoccupied lot, and even if it's necessary to plant new trees at the end of the job, that cost is easy to predict and write into the budget.

But making the effort needed to save existing trees can pay much larger dividends. Besides providing shade, the leaves of deciduous trees give off large amounts of water v***r, lowering the surrounding air temperature through ev***rative cooling. In a cold climate, evergreen trees can lower winter heating loads by reducing air infiltration and protecting walls from heat-scrubbing winds. Well-placed mature trees buffer road noise and mask sounds from neighbour's. They improve privacy and screen unsightly views.

10/05/2021

06/05/2021

Making a start on our conversion of a stone outbuilding into home office. Many thanks to SMC Carpentry

26/03/2021

A frame with a view.

Many thanks to everyone involved in this tricky project from Vastern Timber UK for supplying the British oak to Hillbarn Sawmills for the jointing and detailed design to JPLifting Ltd and SMC Carpentry Contractors LTD for assembling the puzzle.

10/02/2021

How long will the fad last?

It's difficult to talk about shipping container homes without inciting a... let's call it a heated debate. Luckily our favourite architect has, as usual, broken the subject down into the cold rolled and steely facts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjbgduaH_7UCheck out my latest follow-up video to this one where I elaborate on some of the points and address some commentsS...