Timber building

Timber can bring fantastic qualities to a project with great diversity of characteristics depending on the species, application and chosen finish. It can be used internally to bring a natural quality to spaces or externally to clad a building. Whats more, it is fantastically environmentally friendly too, storing carbon and preventing it from being released into the atmosphere and locking it away for the lifetime of the building.

External view of timber cladding project

Temple Church Potting Shed

A community led project with design-make workshop which created a timber pavillion within the grounds of a church.

Gatcombe Farm

Conversion of a barn into a new three bedroom dwelling in Long Ashton, Bristol.

Glebe Barn

Eco extension to Devon cottage, using biobased insulation and cladding materials

Edgar Street

An oak framed and brick extension, utility room for a listed property in Hereford.

Aberdeen Road

Open plan kitchen-dining room extension for a ground floor flat, using vertical cedar timber cladding.

Wellington Lane

Passive house design for a new 3 bedroom eco house in Montpelier, North Bristol.

Garden Room

Subterranean garden room and artists studio in Devon, incorporating a green roof and timber cladding.

Kings Nympton Barn Conversion

Eco barn conversion from an outbuilding within the curtilage of a Grade II* listed farmhouse into an energy efficient home.

How do we work with timber?

We have developed a specialism in timber construction across a number of projects, working on a range of both new and existing buildings. This includes the conversion of barns and agricultural buildings where the historic timber trusses have been repaired and retained to bring a unique quality to the space and proudly display the history of the building.

We also deploy a range of modern timber construction methods in our new-build projects, as these cutting edge materials can bring new possibilities to the construction of buildings. The use of timber components such as I-beams, glulam beams and cross laminated timber (CLT) can be used to create greater spans, and also are more suited to highly insulated, passive house type projects. Using structural timber can be less expensive than steel frames and is economical on both small and large projects.