footnotes
thoughts, ideas & inspiration
Life in the Slow Lane
Resident and long term cohousing pioneer Hugh King from Bridport Community Cohousing regularly sends us beautiful photographs of life at their project, which we've been involved with as architects for 12 years now! The site had its official opening a few weeks ago, and residents have been continuing to move into the 53 affordable homes across the site which is now very nearly complete at long, long last!
New Beginnings: Appointing an Architect When Moving Home
We are often approached by individuals who are in the process of moving home and are seeking to make improvements to their new property. This can make sense for a number of reasons - it may be that the house is a 'fixer-upper' in urgent need of modernisation, it might that it's be easier to get the building work done before moving in, or it may simply be that the individual is excited to make their mark and make it feel like home.
Architecture and AI
Navigating AI’s impact in Architecture and exploring collaborative design possibilities. In the last few weeks, we have been exploring the potential of AI to be used alongside our co-design process to make design more collaborative and engaging.
Airtightness in detail
Airtightness is absolutely key to energy efficient buildings! We've written a little about the principals before, but we thought we should go a little deeper as it's such an important factor in our design work.
Planning Permission in Conservation Areas
Conservation Areas are designated by the District Council as places with a special character and/or heritage. This designation comes with a character appraisal and additional protections.
The Importance of Retrofit
Did you know that there are over 27 million homes in the UK that need retrofitting? In order to meet the government's commitment of net zero by 2050 that's 2466 homes per day, or 1.8 homes every minute!
It's a formidable task, and here at Barefoot we are doing everything we can to get involved.
barefoot’s 4 day week
Bristol 24/7 Magazine featured us in an article on the 4 day week. Project Architect Maria Krupa has written here about how it works for us as a business and a team.
