Working alongside project architects, we developed a scheme where the huge ten-bay oak frame housed a swimming pool, plant room, gym, large double garage and store rooms. A wing built onto one side of the main frame provided a large weather-boarded workshop, whilst on the opposite side, a long covered walkway gave the client a shaded view of his beautiful courtyard. One of the successes with Phoenix House is how well the different materials work alongside one another. Natural stone complements the oak frame which in turn works well next to the areas of structural glazing and of course oak weather-boarding.

With a large single-storey cottage set in an idyllic Cornish valley our client came to us with an ambitious idea. He wanted to extend his existing property not only to the side but also down, creating a two-storey extension without raising the existing roof line. The result is a timber framed home of grand proportions that feels as though it has always been there. The first three bays of the five-bay frame are open to the roof with a fully glazed gable elevation giving the already extensive living area a cathedral-like quality. Light pours in through the glazed sections of the frame, lending the space a contemporary feel without compromising the traditional character of the build.

Our client's successful accountancy business was outgrowing the spare room in his house, so he came to us for help. The two-storey frame at Mullberry was designed in collaboration with the client without the involvement of an architect. Our brief was to provide a beautiful space to work in which would also be somewhere to meet and impress his clients. The building was divided into three distinct zones. On arrival you see the two generous parking bays with the oak-frame structure on show inside. You then pass through the main door into a reception area of double height with a fully glazed gable elevation. Finally a staircase specially built in medieval style leads to the second floor, with a huge open-plan office under the full oak-framed roof, and fantastic views across the garden.

The clients at Meadow Cottage wanted to extend their beautiful stone house with a green-oak frame. They were keen to have a very traditional-looking oak frame whilst retaining the stone facade to the property. Internally we created a full oak-framed roof and floor with exposed rafters, joists and intricate studwork. The rooms were divided using one of two traditional methods: Board & Muntin walls of solid oak or plastered infill panels set within the oak frame.

Our brief here was to create a large, sympathetic green-oak-framed extension to an existing house. From its elevated position the extension has incredible views across the valley, so large areas of glazing were incorporated into the frame to take full advantage of this. Careful planning was required to run the new extension seamlessly into the existing building, since parts of the old and new areas would come together to form the new large open-plan living space. We were also commissioned to design and build an outbuilding comprising a garage for vintage cars, a storage area and a workshop.