Modern oak frame
Carpenter Oak provided the green oak frame for this wow-factor home, designed by Roderick James Architects. The house sits on land previously occupied by a piggery and an orchard, hence its brownfield classification. Obtaining planning permission to build on the site wasn’t straightforward, due to the lack of a town plan that covered the surrounding area. To help them navigate the process of getting consent, the owners hired a professional planning consultant who cited the land’s previous purpose to deem it brownfield, and therefore suitable for development.
This contemporary home is the result. A green oak frame forms the skeleton of the house, which is wrapped in a structural insulated panel encapsulation