Journal
Notes from the drawing board
What we've learnt about planning, low-energy building and getting a project off the ground, written by the people in the studio.
What a feasibility study tells you
Before you buy a plot or commit to an extension: what we look at in a feasibility study, what it costs, and the three answers it can give.
Permitted development or planning permission?
Which extensions you can build without a planning application, why a lawful development certificate is still worth having, and when it's better to apply anyway.
Members only
Our low-energy specification checklist
The checklist we work through on every house to reach EPC A without a heat pump the size of a fridge: fabric, airtightness, windows, ventilation and heat. For members.
New work, a few times a year
Finished projects, open studio evenings and the occasional note on planning. No more than four emails a year.