Our latest new project is to work on this wonderful modernist house in North Oxford! While our client’s already had extensive retrofit work done to the primary living areas to improve energy efficiency, comfort, and appearance – there are still a number of...
It was fitting that last week’s solar architecture event in Oxford fell on the summer solstice, which also happened to be one of the sunniest and hottest days of 2025 so far! To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sue Roaf’s Oxford Ecohouse and its pioneering solar...
The retrofit of building fabric energy efficiency measures goes hand in hand with the installation of an air source heat pump (ASHP). ASHPs can be installed within permitted development rights. With the recent scrapping of the 1-metre rule from boundaries, it’s easier...
Another Oxford deep retrofit complete! This 1950s detached house has had a particularly dramatic transformation, not only visually, but thermally too. With such a large surface area of external walls and poorly performing windows, this house was difficult to heat,...
Our new project is an extension and retrofit of a 1960s detached bungalow in North Oxfordshire! Located in a small idyllic village, the property sits at the end of a narrow lane, leading to open fields and stunning views across the rolling hills and countryside. The...
Oxfordshire retrofit complete! We just carried out an end of defects site visit on this stunning house in a picturesque Oxfordshire village. The original thatched cottage was extended in the 1970s and 1990s, while a new link building was subsequently added, designed...
