Tag: Sustainable

  • The Filmmaker’s Hut

    The Filmmaker’s Hut

    I absolutely love this cabin, simple shape beautiful textured shingles and amazing curved ceiling and lake views. Inspirational design and use of materials, the article was found on the dezeen blog, written by Jon Astbury, enjoy

  • The hidden planning permission you need to build in your garden

    The hidden planning permission you need to build in your garden

    The hidden planning permission you need to build in your garden

  • Placing Ecology at The Heart Of Construction

    Placing Ecology at The Heart Of Construction

    In recent years, as energy efficiency targets for new buildings have tightened, attention has turned to cutting the embodied carbon of buildings by switching from materials like concrete and steel to lower carbon alternatives like timber.

  • RetroFirst Campaign

    RetroFirst Campaign

    We are obviously very interested in the going’s on in the construction industry, as we strive to put together best practice building in a world running low and natural resources and not wanting to be too dramatic but literally running out of time. So it really struck a nerve when I came across this article…

  • ‘Space of Mind’ – Modular Cabin for Working, Relaxing, and Sleeping

    ‘Space of Mind’ – Modular Cabin for Working, Relaxing, and Sleeping

    We are always on the lookout for amazing, exciting new shapes and ideas we can utilise in our garden rooms. We absolutely love this triangular cabin / garden office. With large triangular window creating an beautiful reflective an calming space.

  • A Beautiful Alternative to the Traditional Cemetery

    A Beautiful Alternative to the Traditional Cemetery

    This article first caught my attention for the beautiful cedar ‘garden room’ looking structure in the photography. As I started to read the article it became quite clear this was an idea much more than a structure, a complete re-thin as to how we approach death and the spaces we go to mourn loved ones.…

  • Lockdown Garden Room

    Lockdown Garden Room

    We had discussed designing an building a garden room for sometime but with two young boys under the age of five it was proving hard to find the time. Then suddenly we had all the time in the world as we were forced to stay at home. With the most beautiful spring I can remember,…

  • Floating Finnish Cabin

    Floating Finnish Cabin

    Following on from the article about traditional Japanese charring of wood… we have just come across this article about a floating cabin in the woods. The cabin isn’t made with the charred timber cladding but the painted black timber looks just as striking in this amazing landscape. I absolutely love the light through the windows…

  • Materials ; Shou Sugi Ban or Charred Cedar

    Materials ; Shou Sugi Ban or Charred Cedar

    I love the idea of using a charred black cedar on some of our garden rooms. I think it looks so dramatic, especially if used with a few accents of regular cedar. But not only does it look stunning, charring cedar cladding also has some real benefits for the timbers longevity and resistance to elements…

  • Mini Tree Top House

    Mini Tree Top House

    I love being outdoors, but in the UK it’s not always possible to be outside as much as we would like. So the next best thing is a connection to the outside world through natural light and proximity to green space. Our gardens are our solitude. Which is why I love garden rooms, they allow…