Slick Slate lay-by dunny

07.01.2019

 Who wouldn't want a rest stop hear? 

Atipelag Museum Värmdö

07.09.2018

Surprising what you can fund by selling a few BabyBjörn bouncers 

Ulvik Dam

27.08.2018

Post Troll-Tunga hike architectural road-trip beyond Ulvik, Norway 

Odda Smelteverk

25.08.2018

 Amazing reinforced concrete clear-span

Dirty Dungeness

16.09.2017

Volunteering with the Marine Conservation Society on heir annual national beach clean & survey 

The Golden Pineapple

23.02.2017

Bonnie bench seating in the rear of The Golden Pineapple, The Old Truman Brewery. We accomplished an epic bar refurb in just 17 days

Junk Yard Golf Club

20.01.2017

Working with Helm Joinery and the team at Junk Yard Golf Club on an extraordinarily crazy golf project 

London Wildlife Trust Rainwater Gardens

18.11.2016

Installing the three oak planters on Milkwood Road, Herne Hill. Planting to follow shortly 

Back in black

03.11.2016

Lining the Oak Rainwater Garden planters for the London Wildlife Trust with an EPDM rubber liner 

Peter's Carabu Pergola

24.10.2016

Glazing the pergola constructed from workshop engineered T section Carabu timbers 

Iceland Iceland Baby

01.08.2016

Volunteering over the summer with the Enviroment Agency of Iceland at Skaftafell National Glacial Park . Camping half way up Kristinartindar, hiking to work, hiking to glaciers after work, hiking up mountains on our days off. Iceland blew my mind.

Alpine Apiary at Altitude

10.04.2016

Simply the most wonderful colourful surprise, Vanoise National Park, Rhône-Alps 

Peckham Fox Tracking

15.02.2016

Not as exciting as wolves, but nevertheless a neighbourhood fox left an impression on my concrete upstand for the double height glazed rear of The Slot House

Slovakian Brown Bears

03.02.2016

 This is why we trained in what to do when you happen upon a bear! Fresh claw marks on a grain store

Carpathian Wolf Tracking

02.02.2016

Volunteering in the Slovakian Tatras. Citizen science for the Slovak Wildlife Society. Day 4 we tracked three wolves during the hunt of a red deer

Skylights

20.01.2016

Skylight openings seen at their best, fingers crossed for blue skies in the days to come 

Sub Woofer

19.01.2016

Harmer roof outlets, the whole roof drains through the centre of the house 

Douglas Fir Joists

16.01.2016

The exposed Douglas Fir ceiling joists are pinking up nicely, and the grain patterns of the Wisa spruce ply are mesmerising

Completed roof structure

15.01.2016

The roof structure is complete, with insulated curbs, skylight frames and drainage upstands all ready for insulating and asphalting by Bauder

For every problem...

06.01.2016

...a solution 

MIG work on the slot house

30.12.2015

Final structural MIG welding on the Peckham Slot House, along with architectural infil plates to close steel sections exposed within the ceiling 

Winter working by halogens

26.11.2015

Joisting out and roof decking the Slot House

Slot House Commencement

13.11.2015

On site for the installation of the impressive steel frame from Ken Ware Engineers, for Sandy Rendel Architect's Slot House in Peckham 

Custom Filter

02.11.2015

Custom solutions for filtering run-off from the sedum roof at Bellenden Road 

Seasonal maintenance

16.10.2015

 Time to check the rainwater harvesters for leaf litter build up

Slot Huse Pre-Fab

02.10.2015

The steel frame for the Peckham Slot House gets a test pre-fab at Ken Ware Engineers 

Log Lights

07.08.2015

Prototyping log lights, candle holders and flatpack ply tables for Ken Taylor at Quay2C Architects 

White Stripes

07.08.2015

Custom cutting jointing tapes for wetroom tanking 

Melissa Thompson's Fence

01.08.2015

Designer/Maker Melissa Thompson asked us to collaborate on her Black Oak fence, designed to allow excellent ventilation whilst giving a dramatic background for a fernery

Learning the ins and outs of a Wimsew

25.07.2015

 Sew we meet again. Prototyping a cargo net platform for the VW T5

Short Sutherland MkV

20.07.2015

 The sea plane which my Grandfather worked on as an engineer during his military career, tales from which taught me to tie your tools to yourself when working over water!

Installing underground Rainwater Harvesting IBCs

27.06.2015

 Completeing the IBC bunker beneath the garden studio

Parquette complete

23.06.2015

Reclaimed parquette, reclaimed moundings, reclaimed fire surround, brand spanking new slate (Made from ancient shale and mudstone)

GR20 Eco loo

05.06.2015

 Design details on an excellent foot powered eco toilet on Corsica's GR20

Fox Cubs vs Rainwater Harvesting

06.05.2015

During excurvations for a 2000 litre rainwater store, 2 curious fox cubs needed a helping hand climbing out the hole 

Kings Grove Plaster Works

03.05.2015

Restoring salvaged plaster moulding, from the Kings Grove plaster works, demolished 2004 to make way for Duggan Morris Architects hidden gem

Polishing Patterns

02.05.2015

 Working slate for hearths in the parquette floor

Kings Grove Community Garden

18.04.2015

Funded by Southwark Council's Cleaner/Greener/Safer grant, awarded in 2014, Completed installation of the Kings Grove community garden rainwater harvester, with educational info graphics and covered bench 

Custom Gate Latch

17.04.2015

Gate latches for both Laundry Houses, machined from Camaru, a Northern South American hardwood, one of the buildings cladding materials

Prototyping Rainwater Harvester

16.04.2015

 Mock up for community gardens rainwater harvester, calculating how much roof I can achieve in the limited space

Massive French Band Saw

07.10.2014

New addition to our woodworking machine shop 

Open House 2014

20.09.2014

My current project The Laundry Houses will be in Open House this year, along with Quay House, both Quay 2C Architect designs

Rainwater Diverter/Harvester

16.08.2014

Installed a custom rainwater diverter & harvester to help maintain the substantial sedum roof atop the Bellenden Road Project

Ward Farm Jetty Refurb

22.06.2014

A great opportunity to spend time on my friend's farm in Cambridgeshire. The existing jetty adjoined to the bird hide was rotten beyond the point of safe use. Stuctural alteration and augmentation, topped off with a non-slip oriented deck, have given the kids access to launch their pirate rafts and rowing boat with ease.

Bruno's Brixton Porch

17.05.2014

Structural cracking and separation of this ornate porch were repaired with resin bonded spiral ties externally, and within the 'ceiling' of the roof a steel frame anchors the porch back to the building. All work was conceal led whilst still allowing inspection access. 

Tromso International Film Festival Premier

15.01.2014

Our side project in the Arctic with Accomplished, The film Voices Of Sapmi, a documentry about the Transnational Indegenous Choir 'Sami Jienat' has it's premier at the Tromso International Film Festival

The Laundry Houses

06.11.2013

Joining the team working to build The Laundry Houses, follow our progess on the blog 

Froe Training with IOU

20.10.2013

Working practice to make green oak shakes & shingles with Institute Of Use's Mellisa Thompson

Open House 2013

21.09.2013

Quay 2c will be in this year's Open House, and one to check out - 16a King's Grove, a hidden treasure on my own street.

WooWoo New Design

04.06.2013

Installing the latest design of the Kazubaloo with WooWoo Waterless Toilets 

Community Garden Grant Awarded

17.04.2013

Southward Council's Greener Cleaner Safer programme have awarded me with a generous grant to instal a rainwater harvester in the King's Grove Community Gardens. The gardens don't have their own water supply, and the rainwater harvester will also be an oppurtunity to educate kids about water usage & conservation 

Institute Of Use HQ

20.10.2012

Our kind hosts on the Llysdinum Estate estate have given over their 1st floor for Institute Of Use facilities for the duration of the project 

Listening Ears

25.09.2012

Field trip to Denge in Kent, to finally see the 1928-1930 experimental sound mirrors after 19 years, since they first captured my imagination in conversation with Anderson Inge

Rainwater harvesting

30.08.2012

Stage 1, excavation is complete beneath the garden atelier, to accommodate 2000 litres of storage for rainwater to flush the house's toilets.

Tromso Library

27.08.2012

Getting to experience Scandinavian architecture in real life – rather than just in picture books.

Sami University College, Kautokeino, Norway

22.08.2012

A stunning building in the heartland of Sapmi (aka Lapland), by all accounts a delight to work and study within.

Reindeer fencing posts, Utsjoki, Finland

13.08.2012

Fascinating to see the same timber preserving techniques as the Japanese 'Shou-sugi-ban' used in Sapmi (aka Lapland). 

IBC Watertower

09.07.2012

Trialing IBC rainwater harvesting water tower for irrigating green roofs.

Scouting Trip to Powys, Wales

20.06.2012

On our scouting trip to Llysdinum Estate, Powys. Realising that parking may be an issue whilst working on the Fisherman's Hut.

Rhum WooWoo waterless toilet installation

24.04.2012

Working in glorious sunshine with WooWoo Waterless Toilets to install on the Hebridian island of Rum (Rhum) whilst the rest of the country is a washout, and you can see the overnight snow on neighbouring Skye.

Eco-Build 2012

20.03.2012

Great long list of seminars lined up, good to meet with John Little again – and many other interesting folks. Best experience exhibition floor in short blasts between seminars, many miles to cover...

Living roof

02.02.2012

Eden Project, Cornwall

20.08.2011

Weekend at the Eden Project in Cornwall, incredible how well established the planting has become. A great experience, and definitely influences the desire to build a geodesic dome of one's own.

Bellenden Road Green Roof

07.10.2010

Bellenden Road project's green roof showing the effect of sedum blanket (extensive) over the bio-diversity of an intensive roof, as on Printmaker's Studio.

Creating a mezzanine #1

03.08.2010

Creating a mezzanine #2

01.07.2010

After spending the first few months filling up the arch with tools and materials, I moved my energies towards building the Mezzanine, which would serve as office space for myself and hopefully others too. Cooper Assoc' structural engineers were asked to calculate an open span construction to leave the workshop below uninterrupted by columns or the like.

Now Running on my own biodiesel

21.06.2010

After running the van on biodiesel from a commercial processor in Blackfriars, I decided to buy a BioBuddy and process my very own locally sourced, locally brewed, locally combusted Peckham Biodiesel.

Eco-Refurbisher Conference

29.01.2010

Attending the Green Register's Eco-Refurbisher Conference, comes to Roots & Shoots in Kennington.

Barbican Exhibition

08.06.2005

Caitlin Elster meeting with the Barbican Art Gallery to organise the up-cycling of the exhibitions douglas fir into timber cladding, for the Printmakers Studio & Studio Petite.

M2 Gallery Screen

03.05.2004

Designed and installed M2 galleries projector mirror to screen films on the building staircase wall, for all to see from the street.

'because I'm glad I done it'

22.08.2003

Thanks to Ken & Julia, contractor becomes exhibitor.