Conserving energy through simple means such as masses of insulation, high quality glazing and reduced air leakage is the single most effective way of saving on fuel consumption. Green roof and turf roofs, sedum roofs and roofs which reflect local habitats such as downlands and other habitats where the soil is diminished and depleted. Building in cob, clay, rammed earth and other natural and unfired materials
Let in the low winter sun. Catch the passing wind. Store heat in the Earth.
Minimising processing keeps materials simple and healthy, reduces pollution and embodied energy used in manufacture.
Even when the useful life of a building has finished, if it has been built for deconstruction, then its components can be re-used or recycled, sometimes many times over.
The way we make our buildings can support local jobs and skilled trades, or make profits for de-humanised corporations. The choice is ours.
Every building contains people who evolved to live in natural surroundings. How quickly we forget that we are happiest when in warm sunlight and fresh air.
Ecological Building
Energy Conservation
Renewable Resources
Natural Materials
Recycling
Local Economies
Healthy Buildings
The essence of organic architecture is sensitivity. Much moden design is rooted in sensory stimulation, we aim to awaken deeper senses of harmony, truth and beauty. Drawing on a long tradition of designers who have a more spiritual understanding of the world, we have learned to work out of a reflective approach.
