This week we received Planning Consent on two more projects in the local area. Firstly, a dynamic side extension to a home in Stoke Hill, which replaces existing outbuildings and makes good use of the falling ground levels to create [...]
Whilst away this weekend we parked quite fortuitously right next door to St Ives Brewery's brand new cafe and brewery. A simple new building straddling quite quietly the old public toilets, it is crisp and clean and enjoys expansive views [...]
We know this is nothing to do with our design work, but its the sort of thing that has us in awe, so indulge us! Ben Smith recently made the national news with his 401 Challenge, to run 401 marathons [...]
We continue to work with Park Life to develop their proposals for a new community hub and cafe in Heavitree Pleasure Grounds. Currently discussing funding routes, exploring possible locations and drafting concept sketch proposals. Keep up to date with all [...]
A refreshing change to find, at a motorway service station, a carefully and beautifully designed building, great food, friendly service and a peaceful farm-shop environment. Our last pit-stop on the way home from Snowdonia, and one well worth making. If [...]
Walking the paths of Snowdonia the tenuousness of previous human activity at the foot of the Snowdon massif was evident. The farm and mine buildings were built entirely 'of the land'; the use of slate for these and almost all [...]
A (wet) morning perusing the strangely unsettling setting of Portmeiron. Gothic, French country, Italianate, mediaeval and art deco elements brought together under a consistent and unifying hand. I'm sure the engineer was left scratching his head on occasion, too. [...]
... to make an omelette. Work progresses on our site in Lympstone, remodelling and refurbishing almost every room of this home and extending into the loft space. We will be re-building the walls to the bathroom, for a little privacy, [...]