A large part of what we do at Sow Space is the retrofit of existing buildings. And wherever possible, we aim to do this using natural, rather than synthetic, materials. Materials such as timber, hemp, wool, straw, cork, cellulose, lime and clay have a wide range of...
Last month, we were lucky enough to join in with some retrofit workshops at Abingdon and Witney College. These sessions, organised by Michael Huth at the Net Zero Skills Hub, are a great initiative aiming to upskill construction professionals in the practicalities of...
With February’s lighter evenings finally starting to make their presence felt, we thought we’d share a look at a project we began last summer that’s all about making the most of what the sun has to offer… Another feasibility study, this time the challenge was to fit a...
We were very kindly invited by Michael Huth, Net Zero Skills Hub Manager at Abingdon and Witney College, for a tour of the training centre at the Abingdon campus. We were impressed with the facilities available, with lifesize mock ups, including EWI, IWI, window...
We’ve won an award! Our project on Ferry Road in Marston has been named Graphisoft’s New Practice Project of the Year. This new-build eco home on the edge of the floodplain meadows of the River Cherwell is what Sow Space is all about – responding to site,...
Building a house (or a ceramics studio) out of straw! This one has some timber frame structure too to make any lurking wolves huff and puff a little harder. We attended a straw bale construction workshop very kindly run by Greg Gorski of Earth Safe Design and Michael...
