Houses & Homes

Thinking Buildings were the architects for this low energy four bedroom home situated within the open Staffordshire countryside, close to the village of Penkridge. The house replaced an existing cottage, which was demolished to make way for the new development. The original cottage was in very poor condition and, having been extended a number of […]

This wonderful new build house is located on the edge of the Cotswolds, on the periphery of an existing village with enviable views out over open countryside. The site is located within a conservation area in fairly close proximity to a listed building. The client’s brief was to maximise the site to create a substantial

This project is part of an overall masterplan to develop and diversify the client’s existing farmstead and agricultural holding. This new farmhouse is the first phase in that masterplan, giving the family a modern home suited to the needs of a working farm. The design was developed using architectural forms that are familiar in a

This stunning new build barn was built within the side garden of our client’s existing house within a cluster of converted barns. The site had a challenging and sensitive planning context located within the village conservation area and adjacent to listed buildings. The project was successfully granted planning consent at appeal.  The building is both

An example of one of the home we designed in this delightful project involving the restoration, conversion and extension of an existing range of Grade II listed stables and agricultural barns into 5 new luxury homes. The project is located in the hamlet of Luddington, just a stone’s throw away from Stratford Upon Avon. Within

Thinking Buildings were appointed to extend and refurbish this beautiful existing Grade II Listed farmhouse near Stow-on-the-Wold. The house is part of the original farmstead for a large country estate, the house benefits from an open parkland setting. The house had been vacant for a number of decades when we started work on the project,

This substantial new luxury house and out-buildings replaced a tired post war farmhouse set within the Oxfordshire countryside. Thinking Buildings were commissioned to deliver this traditional and highly crafted design and to provide full project and contract management services. Externally, this beautiful house incorporates limestone walling, handmade facing brickwork, clay tiled roof and flush casement

Thinking Buildings have undertaken a number of projects located within National Parks, one of the most challenging environments for designing new buildings. These extremely sensitive projects require a landscape led approach from the outset and the development of a clear design concept to successfully blend the new house with the special qualities of the site

This stunning award winning contemporary house was constructed in collaboration with Meisterstück-HAUS, our German off-site manufacturer partner. This project is a great example of the system’s versatility, creating dramatic architecture that fits superbly within its UK setting. The house is set on a ridge with stunning elevated views over the Kent countryside. The building has

This project is a great example that extensions to old buildings can be both fun and strikingly different. Thinking Buildings completed the extension of this former school house in the Old Headington Conservation Area in Oxford. The new building is articulated as a bold yet complimentary new addition to the original stone school house and