• design based on simple and fundamental principles that make the architecture to do all the hard work in saving energy and reducing environmental impact
• sustainability integrated into design rather than as added eco-cliches

We achieve dramatic reductions in energy consumption and carbon emissions by optimising the building shape, section and orientation to maximise the comfort, delight and benefit of daylight, solar gain and natural ventilation, whilst avoiding overheating. This is underpinned by high levels of insulation, high performance windows, excellent airtightness, elimination of thermal bridging, and carefully integrated services with simple intuitive controls.

We minimise wider environmental impact and create healthy internal environments, by using natural materials, with low embodied energy, that are renewable, recycled, and manufactured in non-polluting processes, such as UK grown timber, recycled newspaper insulation, organic paints and stains, cork, rubber and linoleum. By integrating sustainability and avoiding unnecessary complexity in design and detailing, we create uplifting and beautiful sustainable buildings, that are practical, robust and affordable.