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Jul 13
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Medbourne Village Riverside

Just a stones throw from the very popular Medbourne post office, a new stone house has been built along the eyebrook riverside. Using the local natural stone, painted timber windows and lots of natural Oak the house looks for all purposes like it has sat in its surroundings for 100’s of years. All of the Oak for the project including Lintels, waisted king post trusses, ridges, complete oak framed garden room and porch were design and built by ourselves just down the road from the site in our work shops in Tur Langton. The differing materials for the project we again kept to a minimum to produce a simple continuity of texture and colour. The roof truss design was built with the intention of using the roof voids as visual and functional space, this was done by use of a traditionally cut roof onto our Oak ridge, purlins and waisted king post trusses. Throughout the build we strategically placed Oak beams and Oak posts to create a less-is-more look, as we wanted this to be a clean bright design with the emphasis on quality and simplicity. The garden room helped form the hub of the house, with the extra open […]
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Feb 23
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Contemporary Multifunctional Outbuilding

Contemporary Oak Framed Extensions This design brief was to create a covered extended double bay garage and workshop with storage above on the 1st floor which is accessed by an internal staircase. To maximise the position and also the potential functions it was opted for a vaulted glazed space that will double up as a gym and summer garden room. This room has air-conditioning plus underfloor heating which will enable it to be used through all seasons. The internal bays that form the majority of the structure are designed to store two large vehicles with the added space for a medium sized workshop area with hand made Oak work benches and shelves to help in the organising of tools and machinery. The lighting externally was positioned to create pools of light to highlight the detail in the oak frame and to also help illuminate the pathway to the rear of the house. The two garage doors were produced by the German door company Horman , each electrically operated with their fobs paired to each door enabling the user to operate each door with the same fob. The colours of the garage doors were ordered to match the aluminium bi-fold doors in dark […]
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Jul 14
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Emerald pool house

This elegant pool and pool house was designed by our team here at natural structures. Understated and beautifully elegant the pool house sits along side the newly built Georgian home perfectly. With the natural materials of the Oak and pale Lime stone tiling , the small emerald inset tiles and the mosaic of the pool is a vivid contrast which creates a central emerald pool surrounded by subdued creams and browns. We are at present designing the exterior pool terrace, this is to have a hot tub sank into Oak decking with boat cushions surrounding it to create a seating area while the semi covered Oak gazebo is to be functional at the covered end with a sink, food preparation area and BBQ while at the far end creating dappled shade and another seating area for the rattan furniture. The double doors from the pool will lead straight into this contained terraced area giving you the ability to easily flow from the swimming area to the sun loungers whether in part shade or full sun and then also to be able to prepare food and drinks in the exterior “kitchen” of the Oak gazebo. The design and function of all the […]
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Jun 11
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The ultimate home for the ultimate car

This fantastic design was the end result of weeks of collaboration between our designers, the client and the planners. The ancient stone house and its surroundings were grade 11 listed and also in a conservation area so there were a few more hoops to negotiate to ensure a smooth and successful planning application. As the village is very important to England heritage an archaeological survey was needed in the beginning to ensure that we were not disturbing any of the many ancient ruins in and around the area. This was handled by our planning team in conjunction with our ground crew and the local archaeological society all of which were happy with the outcome. The functions incorporated into the design were firstly to house this wonderful super car when it isn’t being raced around the Italian country side, as this was to be the main focal point of the internals the design then was how to form a section of the garage/home to enable occasional use i.e. a day room and small kitchen bar area. This was decided to form the rear part of the large garage/garden room, this gave us 3 functions to the ground floor. The first function being […]
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Jun 10
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Whissendine Stone Cottage Conversion

This beautiful mid terrace stone cottage belies its spacious bright  interior. As with most original stone cottages the ceilings are low and often with little natural light, this tends to have a negative over contained feel. With added new space, clever removal of walls and addition of bright painted surfaces the transformation of large clean spaces can be inspiring. Most cottages have a cosy feel, with their low ceilings and often smaller rooms, which when in the depths of winter satisfy our need for these contained, warm places, but come spring we start to feel the need for larger bright  spaces with less containment. Its great to be able to create a home that has both of these qualities , that allows us to choose what kind of space we want to spend our time in. This cottage has all of these qualities built in a way that can be used by all members of the familly at any time of the day . The dynamic use of the floor space was a critical part of the brief as was the use of very simple building materials. We were able to create flow through these spaces with not only the ease […]
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May 05
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Cruck Oak truss design

Oak Truss Kitchen We were initially contacted after the clients saw one of our adverts in a county magazine in mid 2013. After we met with the clients in their home they told us that the reason for the initial contact was that they loved the clean contemporary look of our work and they had not found this any where else. We discussed their home and what they would like from the new additions and then set to work. The original Elizabethan main house was the starting point with the footprint increasing by over 200% . Within this increase of size the clients gave us their brief which included 4 more bedrooms with en-suits,an office, a large utility, a rear porched entrance, a rear loggia, with the main emphasis being on the hub of the home , the kitchen. Within this large space they wanted 2/3 functions, the kitchen and a day room with the third being a formal eating area in view but partly obscured. Our chief designer was handed the task of creating this bespoke home and several weeks later was able to offer the clients the proposed design. This beautiful space was designed primarily around two oak truck […]
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Sep 11
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Stone Barn renovation

The project brief was to re-design the stone buildings that were linked to the main Grade II listed house in the heart of the Welland Valley with an oak frame which would create a larger mid centered dynamic space. The planning authority had some important historical sections to the house that were essential to keep the heritage of the building intact, therefore the design had to be around and including these details. The natural qualities of the sympathetic nature of the oak lent itself to be the material of choice for this project.  The new space that the oak framed structure created, allowed us to remove most of the inner walls which, when flooded with the natural light of the direct glazed south elevation, seemed cavernous.  This was what was needed as there were many rooms and differing functions that we needed to get into this new space. With a new floor space of 150m2 created, this left enough room for all of the functions and rooms.  These consisted of a WC and cloakroom, hallway from the main house including an enlarged opening from the main house into the new area, a formal eating area, a new kitchen including a large breakfast […]
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Sep 10
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Rectory garage & summer room

This cleverly designed garage & summer room was built in this lovely village in Corby. This historic building is a grade 2 listed stone building adjacent to the village church, the design of the garage/summer room had to be very sympathetic and run in line with all the listed building consent specification. By designing the roof with a very low pitch at the rear, this allowed us to create a large part glazed summer room / gym/ entraining area above the garage. Using the topography of the site enabled us to elevate the rear section giving a large rear oak deck area that is accessed by two oak staircases. This then leads onto the bi-fold doors which when open lets the outside in. Inside the area has a heated floor with an oak overboard, a Sonos sound system and wi-fi connection. Underneath the large Scotch pine trees, clever use of topography allows this new multi-use structure to sit beautifully and sympathetically with the church and the natural environment surrounding it.  
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Sep 02
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Grade II listed project built in the Welland valley

We have just completed extensive refurbishments to a grade II listed stunning home in the Welland valley village of Barrowden. The hand made air dried Oak frame was an essential part of the design allowing us to re-new the families dynamic use of the ground floor.
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Jul 29
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Contemporary Oak frame design in Alexton

This lovely contemporary pair of oak frame extensions have just been completed in the rural Welland Valley village of Alexton. The standing seamed zinc fascia and roof detail including the simplistic roof atriums lead the approach to the design of these glazed oak extensions. The brief was again natural light, natural materials but with a contemporary/modern edge. The flat roof design was essential for these extensions in both the aesthetic and practical sense and with the new membrane that is now used throughout the flat roofed industry is for all intents and purposes a swimming pool liner that has welded seams and with a 10 year warranty belies all the old worries with a flat roof. The large atrium lights dealt with the need for the loss of light where the new building abutted the existing, using light coloured travertine floor also helped bounce the light into the adjacent rooms. Heating as usual was an underfloor heating system joined to the existing boiler and plumbing.  With modern advances these systems are very easy to install, are very efficient and have very low maintenance. Lighting was our standard spec of internal spots, central pendants and exterior lighting , all of which […]
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