Ben’s design involved losing the majority of this building into the hillside. A sleeper wall and roundwood chestnut frame form the structure with a large deck out the front to enjoy the evening sun.A sedum roof helps blend the building…
This was a challenging project working in a confined space. The diagonal frontage with bi-fold doors helped to divert from the small rectangular garden space. The glazing and roof lights maximise light into the studio. The shakes on the roof…
The barn at Pestalozzi was another training build, giving many their first taste of working with natural materials and Roundwood.
Built for the Aldingbourne Trust, this hexagonal roundwood framed bothy is made from Lawson cypress and sweet chestnut. The roof is a reciprocal Hogan design which can span small or large distances without the need for a central support. The…
I spent a lot of my childhood playing in tree houses and always enjoy the opportunity to build these exciting structures for others. Ben Law Whether fixed to the trees or on poles amongst them, there are possibilities for most…
Built for South Harting primary school and designed with lots of input from the children. One of the joys and challenges of this project was interpreting the children’s imaginative ideas and finding a way to build them! The desire for…
I have always loved swimming in fresh water away from the chemical waters of most commercial pools. Utilising ceramic air stones and plants for filtration the quality of the water is crystal clear. Newts and whirlygig beetles, dragonflies and bats…
Micro-homes are coming of age as people scale down for a more simple lifestyle. Ben’s design of a roundwood timber frame caravan fits the bill. Fully insulated with sheep’s wool, fired by wood with a covered wood store and outside…
For the retreat, I felled a curved larch pole, measured it’s profile and designed the building to its shape. Nestled in young trees, the retreat lives up to its name, relaxed, raised-up in the air and tucked well away. I…
“Here is a house so ecologically sound, it breathes in time to the trees around it.” Built in 2001, the woodland house was the building that brought ‘roundwood timber framing’ to the public eye. Filmed for channel 4 for Grand…
