An I D E A sets out with a purpose and often starts with a sketch which develops with a model which might be digital or made in materials.

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Rapid digital prototyping and CAD / CAM can produce highly accurate components but hand tools and traditional techniques are simpler and sometime more authentic to a particular material. I like to use both - sometimes combined and overlaid before committing to using materials. Some project though go straight from the mind and develop through hands and tools - sometimes drawings cannot predict a solution as well as the influence of our skills and nature.

I always learn something from making an object as the materials provide feedback and tell you things that you don’t get in a digital environment.

Product IDEAs

Prefabricated heavy timber frame modular system for almost any use - can be transported anywhere.

Designed for off-site manufacture with internal finishes - a holistic solution
Simple low impact foundations and connection.
Can be assembled from parts or from separate habitable volumes
Highly durable and robustly detailed from ground to roof levels
Timber based system with natural materials and finishes, fully demountable and recyclable

Product 1 Modular Cabin

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Sustainablility | Modular cabin kit green roof

Ecological | Modular cabin kit green roof

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2015 > now

Create a biomorphic environment that maximises the potential of a small south facing terraced house garden

Green roof construction using off-the-shelf and recycled materials that retains all top soil on site from low impact foundations
Untreated oak cladding and insulated mineral wool walls. Painted plywood finish to inside
Exposed internal structure of planed and OS Oil finished Douglas Fir with robust joinery and recycled architectural window and vent panel ‘samples’
Insulated floor with natural sealed cork tiles. Services fully accessible in timber covered panelling sections
The green roof of the prototype was planted with Iris as they are robust drought resistant plants inspired by the shepherds huts found in Navarra