Three things we keep close.

The setting

A garden has its own scale, light and established lines. Site-specific drawings respond to these conditions, whether the structure stands alone or sits beside an existing building.

The material

Timber and powder-coated aluminium call for different details. We consider frame profiles, glazing bars and finishes together, rather than leaving the connections until later.

The making

Workshop fabrication turns the drawings into parts that must meet cleanly. The work is in the joints, fitted components and careful relationship between frame and glass.

A tradition worked through in detail.

The Victorian glasshouse is a useful lesson in balance: slender framing, repeated glazing bars and enough structure to give a generous volume of glass its order. Those relationships inform our work more than decoration alone.

In-house drawing lets us explore that balance for a particular garden. Door positions, roof proportions and the meeting of frame and base all need to make sense at the scale of the commission.

Craft with a practical purpose

Traditional joinery and cast iron elements give a building character, but each detail also needs to work in use. Drainage, opening arrangements and access for maintenance belong in the same conversation as colour and profile.

Long-term durability depends on suitable materials, considered detailing and continuing care. We discuss finishes and maintenance expectations while the design is developing, so the structure can be looked after as well as enjoyed.

Respect for what is already there

Restoration asks a different question from new work: what can remain? Existing joints, bars and fittings provide evidence of how a structure was made. We use that evidence to guide a repair approach and identify where replacement is necessary.

Drawn and hand-built in Gloucestershire.