House · CumbriaFell House
A four-bedroom house in charred larch, lifted off the slope so the snow and the sheep pass underneath.
Est. 2012 · London & BathHomes · Workplaces · Civic
Buildings that hold light and time
An architecture studio of fourteen, designing calm, long-lived buildings in timber, stone and brick.
Selected work
All 38 projects
Three buildings from the last two years
A house, a library and a workshop yard, photographed a winter after handover.
House · Cumbria
Civic · HollinsHollins Library
An oak-lined public library for a market town of 9,000.
Workplace · BathCaldey Yard workshops
North-lit studios for twelve makers on a former dairy site.
Three kinds of building, one method
Homes & extensions
New houses, farmhouse rebuilds and careful work to listed homes, from £450k build cost.
11
Listed & protected sites
Conservation officers know our drawings. Planning consent on the first application, every time so far.
Workplaces
Studios, workshops and small offices with daylight on every desk.
Civic & cultural
Libraries, village halls and galleries, often with community funding.
“They drew the house around the view of the fell. We feel it every morning.”
Clare & Tom Ellery · Fell House
How we work
Eight stages, one architect
The architect who walks your site at stage zero is the one who hands you the keys at stage seven.
ProjectYour building
Typical length14–30 months
Fee9–14% of build
Stage 0
Site & brief
A day on site, a written brief.
Stage 1
Feasibility
What the site allows, and what it costs.
Stage 2
Concept
Sketches, a model, one clear idea.
Stage 3
Planning
Drawings and a planning application.
Stage 4
Technical design
Every junction drawn and specified.
Stage 5
Construction
Fortnightly site visits with the builder.
Stage 6
Handover
Snagging, manuals and the keys.
Stage 7
In use
A return visit after the first winter.
Fewer projects, finished well
Projects38
Buildings completed since the studio opened in 2012
Carbon62%
Less embodied carbon than a typical new build of the same size
Budget4%
Average final cost against the tender price
Return70%
Of our clients come back or send a friend
Quietly noticed
Awards matter less to us than a client's second winter. Still, a few juries have been kind.
“A good building should look better at forty than on the day it opened.”
- 2026
Regional Award for Architecture
Hollins Library - 2026
Timber Design Prize, shortlist
Caldey Yard workshops - 2025
House of the Year, longlist
Fell House - 2024
Civic Trust Commendation
Hollins Library - 2023
Conservation Award, best adaptation
Mill Lane Barns - 2021
Emerging Practice of the Year
Studio Marlow