Building: Early photographs showing a glimpse of our new studio ‘New Shed’, which was shortlisted for the South East Construction Awards Best Design last month. . . New shed is built to complement its primitive agricultural surroundings, with its formal simplicity and strong materiality defining a confident addition to the rural landscape. Clad in a corrugated aluminum rain jacket, deliberately left raw to create a variable play of light and shadow during the day. This modest and affordable material was used elegantly to evoke a rich materiality, one that contrasts with the buildings simple agricultural expression. Internally, a new steel portal frame defines the structure of the building and is intentionally left untreated to celebrate its structural functionality. Offset against the raw metal frame, all walls and ceilings are lined with orientated strand board (OSB) to give a warmth and material tone to the interiors. A polished concrete floor completes a simple palette, acting as both a durable and beautiful surface for everyday use. A series of bespoke pieces of furniture, designed by the practice constitute a more refined and mature interior. Bespoke steel and Valchromat desks and a feature pendant light, salvaged from old tractor gearing provide a subtle nod to the sites agricultural roots. Outside a modest courtyard knits this building together with its smaller rugged brother, and acts as a social space between two spaces, each embodying a different function. . . . 42_THA NS Office_2018/2019 . . . . . #taylorharearchitects #photography #design #light #courtyard #landscape #garden #agriculture #farming #interiordesign #architecture #composition #courtyard #proportion #osb #concrete #corrugated #valchromat #metal #kent #rurallife #countrylife #office

Drawing: Development plan sketch of 1 of 5 new dwellings set within both a Conservation Area and AONB. . . Conceived as an L-shaped plan with sleeping spaces to the north and living spaces to the south that encloses a modest but thoughtful courtyard garden. The concept was to retain and acknowledge the simple shape of the original agricultural buildings (to be demolished), yet create a new typology of enclosure associated with vernacular clusters, one that permits subtle visual and physical connections to the wider landscape. . . Building form and materiality are derived from an as found language of local corrugated and blackened timber redundant agricultural buildings, whilst simple pitched roofs that bear onto internally exposed masonry walls create courts and yards that define an external landscape. . . . 43_BS Housing_2018/2021 . . . . . #taylorharearchitects #reconfiguration #design #drawingmatter #handsketch #courtyard #landscape #garden #enclosure #farmstead #interiordesign #architecture #conservation #modernhouse #composition #lshape #court #yardhouse #yard #proportion #timber #corrugated #masonry #agricultural #kent

Elevation study for the reconfiguration and extension of an Arts & Crafts period property set within a coastal Conservation Area, that has recently gained full planning permission. . . The proposals encompasses a complete reconfiguration of the buildings internal volumes and a transformation of the visual and physical connections with the surrounding coastal landscape. . . Externally the building maintains a traditional overcoat, in an effort to retain part of its original Arts & Craft form and character. Where a new addition is added these walls are clad in washed timber and stippled render evoking a material richness and texture to the external facade. Stepping down to the garden a hint of change stems from the newly reconfigured and expanded multi-tiered terrace, which contains a series of outdoor spaces that bring the landscape closer to the house. . . Image 1 shows existing condition, Image 2 shows proposal without context, Image 3 shows proposal in context. . . . 01_TH Residence_2019/2021 . . . . . #taylorharearchitects #restoration #renovation #reconfiguration #design #extension #dontmoveimprove #seaside #landscapedesign #terrace #remodelling #interiordesign #artsandcrafts #architecture #vernaculararchitecture #conservation #planning #planningapproved #pebbledash #timberlining #timber #kent

1:100 card model of an ensemble of ‘Hoppers Huts’ that form part of a wider proposal for the rejuvenation of an historic farmstead and estate in the heart of the metropolitan green belt of Wateringbury. . . The series of brick structures are an evolution of the traditional hoppers hut, each encompassing an enclosed private courtyard, and characterized by their elongated roof profile and extruded brick chimneys. . . These modest buildings evoke a sense of domesticity within an agricultural setting as they sit alongside a wider collection of listed farm buildings, together with a new state of the art brewery, which reflects and references the hop growing, picking and beer production industry that this region of Kent is renowned for. . . . 35_MF Historic Masterplan_2018/2021 . . . . . #taylorharearchitects #model #modelmaking #cardmodel #design #designthroughmaking #thoughtprocess #process #courtyard #regeneration #remodelling #brewery #hoppershut #architecture #masterplan #conservation #hops #hut #farm #estatemanagement #legacy #brick #listedbuilding #wateringbury #kent

Site Model: 1:200 card model for a careful, imaginative and sensitive re-development of a series of redundant agricultural buildings to comprise of 5 individual dwellings and bespoke workshop facility set within a Conservation Area and AONB. . . Models are an integral part of how we as a practice design. They are used as both a tool for generating healthy discourse but also as a visual aid for communicating our ideas. What we find interesting about making models as part of the design process is that they allow for pleasant mistakes to happen which often lead to enriching an idea or giving one greater focus. Through modeling each of our projects we capture key moments, that enable our clients and collaborators to clearly visualise and understand a project as a design begins to take shape. . . This particular model is a third iteration of an earlier test model that was then refined for the purposes of a community public presentation. . . . 43_BS Re-development_2017/2021 . . . . . #taylorharearchitects #model #modelmaking #cardmodel #design #designthroughmaking #thoughtprocess #proces #studio #regeneration #remodeling #residential #workshop #architecture #testing #ideas #workinprogress