Journal
Notes from the work.
Two articles, looking closely at decisions and details from completed homes.
Why we take most houses back to brick
Back to brick means stripping a house out to its structural shell before rebuilding it. The vast majority of our projects go that way, because it is the most efficient way to restructure a house, and it is when the full insulation, the new plumbing and the new electrics all go in.
Updated 10 September 2026
How rooflights can add head height
A rooflight does more than let daylight in. Because the glass sits above the ceiling line, it adds head height in the part of the room that needs it most: 60 centimetres on one Fulham kitchen, 50 on another, 500 millimetres on a Brook Green pantry.
Updated 10 September 2026
Discuss your project.
Tell us about the house, the drawings and what you want to build.