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Project • By Studio Bark • Private Houses

Orchard House

Orchard House is a 171sqm three-bedroom family home located on a historically contentious Green Belt site in Warrington, characterised by its woodland setting and deep generational ties to the client’s family. The timber-framed new build home has successfully resolved a 65-year history of failed planning applications by delivering an exceptionally low-impact, high-performance design. Jim Stephenson Jim Stephenson Designed by Studio Bark, with structural input from Structure Workshop and ecology guidance from SolumEnvironmental, the scheme was approved for its exceptional architectural and environmental merit. The homefollows a fabric-first approach, achieving a low operational energy use of 40.5KWh/m2, and an embodied carbo... More

A sunken reading nook sits at the centre of the home—formed by lowering the floor into the original undercroft space.

Cristina Tarlev

Deep oak-lined portal frames the entrance to the sunken reading nook, forming a quiet spatial threshold within the ground floor plan.

Frontal view of the projecting oak-framed seat, aligning the full depth of the house from garden to front bay via a continuous glazed section.

Sectional link between sunken reading nook and elevated front living room, enhancing spatial continuity.

Project • By Kay Moden • Private Houses

Extension 108

A modest Victorian terrace in Southwest London is restructured through a quiet but deliberate series of sectional and spatial moves — anchored by a timber-framed glass extension and a lowered reading nook carved into the undercroft. The project reorganises the home’s split-level plan into a sequence of connected, calm, and functional volumes, reflecting a family’s need for togetherness without sacrificing moments of retreat. Caption The brief came from a family of five seeking a better balance between connection and separation — a layout that would support cooking, eating, working, and resting without relying on full open-plan living. The house’s existing configuration placed the kitchen at the lower rear... More

Project • By Antony Gibbon Designs • Hotels

The Tapered House

The Tapered House is part of our Inhabit series. The structure can be situated on the edge of a lake, River or Pond or any sloped landscape with its raised legs. Caption Caption This 2 bedroom property consists of a – Ground Floor of 81 sq.m including an Entrance/Reception, Lounge, kitchen, Shower/wash room, Bedroom, outdoor terrace to front and rear of the property. The Second floor is 29 sq.m and has a Large double bedroom, Office built in wardrobes and plenty of Storage space. We have several variations of timber finishes to the exterior panelling. Caption Caption More

OakBridge Timber Framing

Project • By OakBridge Timber Framing • Private Houses

The Barne Project

The Barne home is one of our most talked about homes. Built to represent a classic Ohio red barn and silo, this unique masterpiece is a truly one of a kind home that looks out over a view that is equally as impressive. For more information, please visit us online at https://oakbridgetimberframing.com/projects-barne.html Photo credit: Kris Miller Photography/OakBridge Timber Framing More

Project • By Halliday Clark Architects • Private Houses

PASSIVHAUS PLUS

This Passivhaus Plus dwelling sits within a highly sensitive Conservation Area in Leyburn, North Yorkshire. Halliday Clark developed a timber frame and straw bale system for the wall construction in addition to a building specification which avoids any cement-based and prime plastic-based products. The design includes a full photovoltaic array, water recycling system and full MVHR. The project has become the first accredited Passivhaus Plus project in North Yorkshire. Caption Caption Caption More