We are proud to announce that our latest project just achieved an air tightness of 0.58m3/hr/m2 at 50Pa! What does this mean? A typical property of a Passivhaus is the airtight construction. Airtight construction ensures that the building envelop is draught free. This means that when the heating is turned on in a Passivhaus, the […]
We are on our 4th Passivhaus and have built up a wealth of experience to tackle any design circumstances. Each of our Passivhaus designs have their own set of unique issues and characteristics which we will explore how they were resolved and became a fully-fledged building. Passivhaus no.1 – Modern new build Story: Our client […]
Redmak Architecture and Urban Design LLP have been busy with designing their latest Passive House project. The aims of a Passive house is to provide occupants with a high level of comfort whilst using little energy for heating and cooling. To achieve the Passive house standard in the UK, this typically involves: High levels of […]
A development for a Housing Association, the site at Bretforton straddles a conservation area boundary and socially disparate communities. Our proposal is to carry out the Urban design centric ideal that Christopher Alexander’s approach to development follows. For more information on the project, click here, or visit our Urban page.
Our new passive house design for Graven Hill in Bicester, Oxfordshire. The scheme incorporates double height spaces, contemporary open plan living, sleeping platforms giving the feeling of loft living and a second floor balcony. The flat roof allows for the installation of due South facing photo voltaics regardless of the plot orientation.
Suffolk housing scheme is a development of 300 environmentally friendly houses, using local public space tissue studies on which to base the layout to form: Village square Tapering streets Stable yard news Perimeter blocks Street trees “Walkable” urban block sizes. We have been blessed with the following testimonial from one of our treasured clients: “With […]
Curated for a housing development, we’ve produced a residential housing scheme dedicated to adults with autism. Our design principles are based on the Kingwood design guide which addresses the needs of autistic people by creating a sensitive living environment to promote comfort and independent living. Each with their own entrance door, residents will have control […]
In addition to architectural design, we had the pleasure of designing a new bespoke front door for one of our private clients. The brief was to produce a historical Tudor style door with a central motif. The door is a composition of insulation sandwiched between two oak faced panels, held together by japanned screws, and […]
Farida Makki has received formal recognition from the University of Nottingham Faculty of Engineering [Department for Architecture and the Built Environment] for her ‘excellent contribution’ via the Student Evaluation of Teaching process for the academic year 2016-17. Farida is the Studio Unit Head for one of the vertical Year 2/3 units on the University RIBA/ARB […]
