News & journal

From the drawing board.

Journal

Notes from the studio: project updates, planning thinking and the occasional piece of writing from the team.

Recent project instructions

A short note on three new commissions received during June 2026. Each will be supported by our studio through detailed working drawings and project coordination, from initial technical packages through to construction.

Hartley Wintney for Beechcroft

01  /  New instruction

Beechcroft

Hartley Wintney

Scope
Detailed Working Drawings & Project Coordination
Location
Hartley Wintney, Hampshire

31 No. age-restricted apartments and 4 No. age-restricted cottages, drawn as a quiet courtyard composition that continues Beechcroft's long tradition of sensitive retirement living within established villages.

Chapel Lane, Aston Clinton for Laxton Properties

02  /  New instruction

Laxton Properties

Chapel Lane, Aston Clinton

Scope
Detailed Working Drawings & Project Coordination
Location
Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire

9 No. 3 to 5 bedroom dwellings at Chapel Lane, a measured collection of family homes in Buckinghamshire. All plots designed with PV and air source heat pumps for sustainable living.

Weston on the Green for Maxas Developments

03  /  New instruction

Maxas Developments

Weston on the Green

Scope
Detailed Working Drawings & Project Coordination
Location
Weston on the Green, Oxfordshire

5 No. 3 and 4 bedroom private dwellings at Weston on the Green, designed as a small, individually crafted group of homes within a village conservation setting.