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So what do we have here?
Visited for the first time in 20 years via extensive scaffold, the cupola on top of Bradby Hall is an impressive structure in its own...

Tim Carter
14 hours ago1 min read


Why is our planning approval for The Paddock Passivhaus so ground breaking?
Is it because it’s outside of the South Worcestershire settlement boundary - an approval granted in a position which typically wouldn’t...

Tim Carter
Sep 41 min read


Haileybury Library: The Next Chapter
We’re proud to have worked alongside Haileybury’s in-house projects team this summer to restore and transform a much-loved space, the...

Tim Carter
Sep 21 min read


Double shortlisting at the 2025 Structural Timber Awards
We’ve always known Anchorage Passivhaus was a unique and exciting project; a contemporary, low-energy home set within a conservation...

Tim Carter
Aug 131 min read


The tale of Bradby Hall
After six weeks of scaffolding work, the sheer scale of Bradby Hall means we are still two lifts away from reaching the timber cupola....

Tim Carter
Aug 121 min read


Three years of us
Three years ago with only a couple of prospective clients, our values and a shared belief that buildings and spaces should be...

Tim Carter
Aug 41 min read


The summer journey of a library
Thanks to amazing work by the Haileybury projects team, assisted by Greg of NCFM, the library at Haileybury is well on track for its...

Tim Carter
Jul 221 min read


Anchorage, a Certified Passivhaus Classic
Last week ended with a bang as we received Certification from the Passivhaus Institute (PHI) for our Anchorage project, a certificate...

Tim Carter
Jul 141 min read


Keeping cool at our Passivhaus Open Days
It was brilliant to see so many new and familiar faces at both of our Passivhaus Open Days this weekend. Those who have visited the...

Tim Carter
Jul 11 min read


The restoration of Bradby Hall
We are delighted to have received listed building consent for the external restoration of Bradby Hall and Ayckbourn Theatre at Haileybury...

Tim Carter
Jun 301 min read


Want to see a Passivhaus being built?
We are thrilled that our Knossington project is part of the Passivhaus Open Days 2025: Summer Edition. Knossington Passivhaus is under...

Tim Carter
Jun 241 min read


This is Anchorage Passivhaus, want to see it?
The Anchorage is a carefully crafted, innovative and pre-fabricated contemporary Passivhaus set in the heart of the Wyre Piddle...

Tim Carter
Jun 231 min read


Once a chapel, 146 years a library.
This summer, we are proud to be working at Haileybury College to bring to life a restored, refreshed and modernised Library. The...

Tim Carter
Jun 181 min read


A dramatic transformation.
It’s always incredible to see just how much design can change how a space feels, or is perceived. This is the main teaching building at...

Tim Carter
Jun 151 min read


A 21st Century restoration.
Form Room Block is a prominent Edwardian (1907) Grade II teaching building at the fore of the campus at Haileybury College. The building...

Tim Carter
Jun 131 min read


What does a classroom of the future look like?
This was the question posed by Haileybury College as we reimagined their Grade II listed Edwardian Form Room Block. It’s not bean bags...

Tim Carter
Jun 111 min read


What does it mean to create a master plan for an independent school?
We’ve seen many schools look for the vanity project; something which sounds good but doesn’t necessarily solve fundamental problems. ...

Tim Carter
Jun 81 min read


Double the fun at the Passivhaus Open Days 2025
This summer we are delighted to showcase two projects at the Passivhaus Open Days. Whether you are planning a Passivhaus project of your...

Tim Carter
Jun 21 min read


An afternoon in the hills
It’s great to get away from the computers and back to nature. As a team we enjoyed a lovely sunny day out in the Cleeve Hills,...

Tim Carter
May 121 min read


This journey is just beginning
The journey is just beginning at Knossington Passivhaus. It’s not often that we see a garden sculpted before the house is built, but this...

Tim Carter
Apr 291 min read


So this is Esme
We are super excited this week that Esme has joined our team as a part II architectural assistant. She will be working alongside Elias,...

Tim Carter
Apr 31 min read


The journey is almost complete
The Anchorage Passivhaus is almost finished! After over four years of design, planning, and construction, we're thrilled to see this...

Tim Carter
Mar 231 min read


It’s fantastic to see our Anchorage Passivhaus project featured in the April edition of Build It magazine in the ‘What is a Passivhaus?’ section.Â
Whilst giving an inf ormative overview of Passivhaus, the article notably raises the issue of higher costs (15-20% more than a...

Tim Carter
Mar 182 min read


Will designing a Passivhaus improve my chances of obtaining a planning consent?
As designers of Passivhaus buildings it’s a question we are frequently asked in the early stages of a project. Generally local...

Tim Carter
Mar 141 min read
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