Tell us about the place
you would like to build.
We take on a handful of projects each year and give each one our full attention. If you are planning something worth doing slowly, we would be glad to hear from you.
Eighteen years in practice. Six projects a year. One principal on every job, start to finish.
Begin a conversation.
A few details to get us started — there are no wrong answers, and nothing here is binding. We read every enquiry ourselves.
Four quiet steps,
from first line to proposal.
No pressure and no obligation. The first conversation costs nothing and tells us both whether the project is a good fit.
You write to us
A few lines about your site, your plans and roughly when you would like to begin. The form, an email or a phone call — whichever suits.
We reply within two days
A real answer from a principal, not an auto-reply. If the project feels right for both of us, we propose a first conversation.
A walk on the land
We meet where you intend to build — or in the rooms you intend to change. An hour on site tells us more than any brief on paper.
A short proposal
Within two weeks you receive a written proposal: scope, a phased fee, an honest programme and the names of the people who will do the work.
A few things people
often ask first.
If your question is not here, ask it anyway — we would rather answer it properly than have you guess.
See our servicesWhat size of project do you take on?
Mostly private houses and interiors between roughly £400k and £4m of construction value, plus the occasional small civic or cultural commission.
Do you work outside the valley?
Yes. Around half of our work is within an hour of the studio; the rest takes us across the country and, twice now, abroad. Travel is built into the fee.
How far ahead are you booking?
We start two or three new projects a season. Design work usually begins eight to twelve weeks after a proposal is signed.
The best projects start
with a single, unhurried email.
Send us a few lines today and a principal will write back within two working days. No forms in triplicate, no sales call — just a conversation.