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Habitat Architecture Contemporary Classic country homes, rooted in stone, landscape and tradition. Lancashire & Yorkshire.

Three projects, three clients, in their own words. If you're thinking about a garden, an extension or a new home, a firs...
12/10/2026

Three projects, three clients, in their own words.

If you're thinking about a garden, an extension or a new home, a first chat costs nothing.

Want to be sitting out here next summer? Then the design starts this winter.Most people think about their garden in May,...
11/10/2026

Want to be sitting out here next summer? Then the design starts this winter.

Most people think about their garden in May, just as every good landscaper’s diary fills up. Design it now and you’re first in the queue in spring. Bare-root trees and hedging go in from November to March, and the build is done in time for the long evenings.

Swipe through for a typical timeline, why winter is the time to design, and the garden that’s been in two magazines six years apart.

If you’ve been looking out at the garden this weekend and thinking “one day”, drop me a message. A first conversation costs nothing.

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Want builders on site next summer? Then the design needs to start this autumn.It surprises a lot of people. Between desi...
10/10/2026

Want builders on site next summer? Then the design needs to start this autumn.

It surprises a lot of people. Between design, planning, technical drawings and getting a builder booked, a typical extension takes six to eight months before anyone picks up a shovel. And if an older roof or barn is involved, bat surveys can only be done between May and September.

Swipe through for a typical timeline, the three things that catch people out, and what's worth thinking about before a first chat.

If you're mulling something over this weekend, drop me a message. A first conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.

Reading a stone house.Walk through any village in the Ribble Valley or the Dales and you'll see the same details again a...
09/10/2026

Reading a stone house.

Walk through any village in the Ribble Valley or the Dales and you'll see the same details again and again. They weren't added for decoration. Each one does a job.

01 Quoins: large dressed stones at the corners, laid long and short, tying the walls together.
02 Kneelers: the stones at the foot of the gable that stop the copings sliding.
03 Copings and finials: capping the gable and throwing rain clear of the wall.
04 Corbels: projecting stones carrying the gutter at the eaves.
05 Heads: spanning each opening and carrying the wall above.
06 Cills: shedding water away from the wall below.
07 Mullions: upright stones dividing a window into lights.
08 Plinth: the base course the house stands on.

When these are right, a new stone home looks like it belongs. When they're thin, missing or out of proportion, you notice, even if you can't say why.

That's the detail we design for in every Contemporary Classic home.

Every home starts with a pen ✏️A first sketch, drawn at the table while we talked it through.Garage set back. Entrance b...
08/10/2026

Every home starts with a pen ✏️

A first sketch, drawn at the table while we talked it through.

Garage set back. Entrance brought forward. Two quick notes that shaped the whole front of the house.

The visuals come later. The conversation comes first.

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From plan to place →What you see in the visual is what was drawn on the plan.01 A terrace that finishes the room02 An ar...
07/10/2026

From plan to place →

What you see in the visual is what was drawn on the plan.

01 A terrace that finishes the room
02 An arrival, not a car park
03 Planting drawn from day one

Building and landscape, designed together.

Thinking about a project? Link in bio.

From first phone call to planning permission →How long does it really take? For most projects, five to nine months.01 Fi...
06/10/2026

From first phone call to planning permission →

How long does it really take? For most projects, five to nine months.

01 First conversation
02 Site visit & fee proposal
03 Appointment & team
04 Discovery Day
05 Concept design
06 Planning-ready pack
07 Planning decision

The council's part is the longest stretch, so we get everything right before we submit.

Thinking about a project? Link in bio.

Yesterday I shared our three pathways. A few people asked what a Discovery Day actually involves, so here it is.It's a f...
05/10/2026

Yesterday I shared our three pathways. A few people asked what a Discovery Day actually involves, so here it is.

It's a full day together before any design work starts. We talk about what's prompting the project, how you'll really use the place, the images and materials you love, and the site, views and landscape around it.

By the end of the day you have a written brief, clear design criteria and an agreed design direction. Every decision after that has something solid to stand on.

In my experience, most problems on a project start with a brief that was rushed. This day is how we avoid that.

Discovery Day is included in our Signature and Bespoke pathways.

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Not every project needs the same level of design input. So we don't price them as if they do.Every Habitat fee proposal ...
05/10/2026

Not every project needs the same level of design input. So we don't price them as if they do.

Every Habitat fee proposal sets out three pathways:

Essentials: for well-defined projects with a clear brief. Focused, efficient, and still principal-led at the key stages.

Signature: our usual recommendation. A full Discovery Day to set the brief, design options refined with you, and the building and landscape designed together.

Bespoke: for exceptional or complex projects that need more exploration and more of my time throughout.

Each one is a complete service in its own right. The difference is the depth, not the care. Clients can see exactly what they're getting at each level and choose what suits their project and budget, with no surprises later.

If you're thinking about a new home, a conversion or an extension in Lancashire or North Yorkshire, I'm always happy to talk it through.

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