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Sometimes sustainability is obvious and sometimes

Sometimes sustainability is obvious and sometimes not so much…

We are a Carbon Balanced Company through the World Land Trust and annually, we donate a portion of the profits to World Land Trust Projects globally which protect the natural environment from human intervention.

We are currently developing a set of tools which help us to increase the biodiversity in each of our projects, so the natural world benefits from our work too!

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Once we have minimised the buildings energy demand

Once we have minimised the buildings energy demand, we can then implement a renewable energy solution. This can be simply anything from replacing fossil fuels with heat pumps, to adding solar panels (possibly for charging cars), or more complicated hybrid solutions.

We work with a series of specialist consultants and suppliers who help us along the way with both design and delivery.

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This week’s focus is on sustainability… We be

This week’s focus is on sustainability…

We believe the first consideration with every building, old or new, is to reduce the amount of energy it needs in the first place - this can be through insulation, airtightness, windows/doors, increase/decrease solar gain, reduce thermal bridging and thermal mass.

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A walkthrough from our most recent project photosh

A walkthrough from our most recent project photoshoot with @adamcarterphoto #photoshoot #architecturalphotography #architecture #cotswoldarchitecture #cotswoldarchitect #cotswolddesign

The result is a lovely flowing layout, with views

The result is a lovely flowing layout, with views straight through the house from the front door, and a fabulous family space which forms the centre of the home, whilst also strongly connecting the family with the garden.

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The original house was dysfunctional in its layout

The original house was dysfunctional in its layout.

A typical old house which had been extended multiple times to try and fix a series of problems but instead, ending up with a series of small dark rooms that didn’t flow… connect to the garden… or work particularly well as spaces…

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We have an exciting new project to share with you

We have an exciting new project to share with you all!

This was one of those excellent briefs of ‘we have this house… and we’re not really sure what to do with it!'

We love this, as we can really help the client to develop their ideas and create a design which suits them perfectly.

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Windows are pretty good at getting daylight into a

Windows are pretty good at getting daylight into a room, but roof lights are better. Sometimes it's more about light than the views…

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Windows and doors are pretty interchangeable for u

Windows and doors are pretty interchangeable for us - if there is an opportunity to make something a door to access the great outdoors, we’ll normally take it!

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Windows.. Yes, okay… we all know what windows

Windows..

Yes, okay… we all know what windows do, but how can we make them super cool and really connect us with what we’re looking at?

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We are fortunate enough to work on properties with

We are fortunate enough to work on properties with beautiful views out, both in our UK and our Caribbean projects and embracing these connections and views is pivotal to the success of a project.

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We also really enjoy working with interior designe

We also really enjoy working with interior designers in our projects, who often help the clients when selecting their furniture.

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A sunny post to continue on from our theme of gard

A sunny post to continue on from our theme of gardens last week…

Outside dining and relaxing next to the house is integral to an indoor/outdoor connection.

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We really enjoy collaborating with other designers

We really enjoy collaborating with other designers on our projects, and sometimes encourage our clients to appoint a garden designer to create lovely spaces around the house too.

Having other designers on board can bring fresh eyes to a project and spot particular aspects or views that we hadn’t.

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At the very earliest stages we encourage our clien

At the very earliest stages we encourage our clients to think about the most important connections to the garden from particular rooms - often this is from the family room, sometimes from the study for gentle contemplation and sometimes from the bedroom for those morning coffee views…

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Connection between the house and the garden is a p

Connection between the house and the garden is a prerequisite for us. Glazing technology has enabled us to connect with the outside world from indoors, and we really embrace that.

Even in our super low energy homes, we can still have insulated larger areas of glazing to enhance the connection between the house and the garden.

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A few photos of the front of the house from our ni

A few photos of the front of the house from our night shoot with @adamcarterphoto 📸

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Being professional musicians, we asked our lovely

Being professional musicians, we asked our lovely clients if they would kindly be in our footage, so it seemed like a great opportunity to do a reel - let us know what you think!

@adamcarterphoto

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When we shoot our final buildings, we always ask t

When we shoot our final buildings, we always ask the client what photos they would like for their own records, which we then ask @adamcarterphoto to take - this time, the client asked if we could do an evening shoot, to capture the project at twilight. We thought this was a lovely idea and here are the results!

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Sometimes we have some lovely old trusses which ne

Sometimes we have some lovely old trusses which need some new ones next to them.

When working with old buildings, we always keep anything which might be helpful during the build, such as structural timber. So they are often from the same source, therefore look similar and can be seamlessly reintegrated into the building as structure, decoration or furniture.

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