HISTORY

The first shacks that we built were adapted from old sheds and other outbuildings. By recycling redundant buildings and introducing some new materials we created shacks used as summer houses, potting sheds, sleepouts and artists studios. Some were extended and others reduced in size to fit their new location.

When we couldn't find a suitable timber building to restore we started to design and build our own. We soon decided that structurally we favoured oak. We also decided that large timbers gave us the aesthetic we liked. So big chunky posts were used and the obvious way to join these was by traditional mortice and tenon framing techniques. By avoiding using entirely manicured finishes and accepting the imperfections of sawn timbers, the resulting buildings are a hybrid of old cabins of the North American frontier and traditional European barn buildings.

More recent commissions have incorporated modern materials such as metal box profile roofing and large double glazed panels. The juxtaposition of the sharp modern materials and the rough sawn timbers works very well and the introduction of these materials helps these buildings sit more comfortably in an urban environment.