Our ancestors lived much more from the land and forest. For the most part we tend to have sanitized, artificially heated, lit and created homes. There really is something about the use of natural, and also to some extent, recycled materials, which is very basic to our survival instincts. Maybe its part of a nesting instinct! It is with great pleasure that we incorporate oak, pine, birch for example in our design work for
Clients often would like colour introduced, but would not wish it to be overpowering, especially in a small space which has little or no natural light. We fulfilled this brief with pleasure recently in a practical glazing design for some doors.
When a client is wanting to improve the connection of their interior to the external space, we often use a flush set threshold design. Olser properties were sometimes built with very little emphasis on the access to back garden, especially prewar. In designing for the way we live now, large doors or windows tend to help give the wide views that give a feeling of seeing the natural world outside. We
New build
In place of traditional cards we have decided to make a donation to Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. We are closed over Christmas. Reopening Jan 6. See you then!