We love a challenge, whether that be a demanding brief, tricky topography or environmental restrictions. We find these challenges result in a solution which is robustly and intrinsically rooted in the place, making the building feel 'at home' in its surroundings from day one.

This award winning house in Wiltshire brought us a seriously challenging site in a UNESCO world heritage site and in an area of particular interest to the County Ecologist. The result is a comfortable home for a young family that feels like it's always been there, sitting comfortably in relation to the church, the conservation area and the rest of the village.

Sometimes the success of the new hinges on the past. We incorporate character into our new buildings by using materials specific to the local area, this allows them to sit more comfortably within their surroundings. In this case we used Chilmark stone from Lovell Stone Group, Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC bricks and local flint.

This new country house in Hampshire was designed to appear as though it had evolved over time. The rear section was designed and details as a vernacular farmhouse, with the front section having a more formal Classical character, reflecting the evolution of many historic farmhouses, where their owners became more affluent and wished to enhance and gentrify their homes.

Another country house, another elegant staircase design.

For this project we designed this beautiful staircase which showcases traditional detailing at its best. The traditional wreathed volute at the end of the oak handrail compliments the single curtail of the bottom step and juxtaposes these traditional Georgian details with more contemporary metal spindles.