This traditional Yorkshire home was in need of significant renovation including the need to replace a dilapidated bay window.

The layout lent itself well to opening up the centre of the house creating a front and back-lit 'middle' space as the dining room to make the most of the main family gathering space at the heart of the home.

A new timber frame and glass bay window was locally crafted. This helped to emphasise the connection of the house to the gardens with full height glazing while making the most out of solar gain during the winter months. Including a small covered area and access onto timber decking for the summer months, the connection to the views and gardens was enhanced further.

The ecological specification included organic paints, coir matting and recycled stone, brick and slate. The materials were complimentary to the historical building, while new timber frame double glazed windows and doors, and a modernised central heating system helped in a significant reduction in energy bills.

Another traditional Yorkshire cottage in need of significant internal alterations and extensions to open up a very tight internal layout and stairway, and provide a new kitchen space.

In order to free up the internal stairway and establish a new stairwell at the outside wall of the house, a double height glazed extension was created opening the house up to views, light and space.

With the addition of a new kitchen in place of an unused lean to garage, a link was made to the new open plan hall to meet the clients requirements for an informal free flowing internal layout for large family visits.

Originally developed as a thesis in 2000, the concepts for this project came live in 2003 for a new sustainability centre in North Devon linked to the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

As an educational, research and visitors centre the Oceanic Centre concept was created to develop an awareness of sustainability with specific focus on the ecology of the sea and its symbiotic relationship with the land, and more significantly, man's dwelling in the land.

Providing research facilities on ocean energy as a significant and reliable renewable energy source and waste water management, this project seeks to inspire visitors of the benefits of the ocean as a positive source of spiritual and physical energy.

Through a phenomenological theoretical framework, the building concept is about creating an experiential journey through a series of exciting and dynamic spaces informed through various valuational levels of nature and the sea. The building aims to be a representation of the symbiosis between the duality of land and sea where an outlook on the 'world' can be opened up and set back on 'earth'.

Playing a central role in developing HBS Architecture's environmental principles, a CDT Department (Value £115,000) and Learning Resources Centre (Value £160,000) were designed for a school to create exciting, dynamic solutions as inspirational learning spaces.