DESIGN LED | PLANNING | BUILDING REGULATIONS | INTERIORS | LANDSCAPES
OUR PROJECTS
Our constant quest is to create spaces to live in that work for a contemporary life style. We all crave more light and well thought out areas. At Ginger & Wood we have witnessed over time an increasingly difficult planning process, often the best way of achieving interesting architecture and interiors is by the re-imagining of sometimes very mundane buildings, not always new builds. We love this aspect and revel in each challenge as transformations can be inspiring. We have a huge body of work and below are examples of only a handful, we are showing quite a few modest extensions as these more affordable additions can make a huge difference to peoples lives. The photos have been taken on a humble IPad.
Re-Imagined, York
Yorkshire Dales
Yorkshire Dales
Yorkshire Dales
Lancashire
North Yorkshire
SIPS New Build House
North Yorkshire
Various Extensions
Timber Ancillary Buildings
1960's Bungalow, Re-imagined, York
Re-modeling and extending of estate bungalow to create 2 large satellite bedrooms with dedicated bathrooms. The pitched roof extension mirrors the existing bungalow footprint and houses a large bedroom and en suite to the first floor over a large garage/hobby space. Most of the internal walls of the original bungalow were removed with one large steel inserted to pick up the roof structure and gallery/office to the new first floor. The ground floor is now a social space combining kitchen/dining and living areas with a separate utility room. A new flat roof extension houses the second bedroom and bathroom. The building has been insulated to a high level and provides low running costs. The larch cladding will silver up over time and was chosen to naturalise the building in its environment whilst creating a low key garden pavilion feel. completed 2025, design,planning and building regulations.
SELECTED IMAGES BY DUNCAN LOMAX
Satellite Kitchen Extension, Yorkshire Dales
Remote building from host property designed to create light and airy space in contrast to the solid host building. A glazed bridge links the two buildings and the new structure sits adjacent a small stream, generous glazed areas create an elemental feel and a real connection to the surrounding wild landscape. completed 2022, design, planning and building regulations.
Listed Building Renovate and Extend,
Yorkshire Dales
Market town centre location with walled garden. Former house and associated commercial store combined to create increased living space and fluid connection to outside. glazed lean to onto solid flank wall giving light to the dark interior space with big sky impact. Designed to mirror neighbouring roofscape with contemporary walled garden glass house aesthetic. completed 2015. design, planning and listed planning, building regulations and project management.
Barn Conversion (On Site), Yorkshire Dales
National park rustic roadside barn with bedrooms on ground floor and living space on first floor to take advantage of long distance views and light. Typical barn conversion in the national park where we are limited to existing openings so borrowed light from the original cart entrance is necessary, bedrooms located on ground floor designed around existing window openings for means of escape. on site near completion 2025. Design, planning, building regulations.
Class Q (On Site), Lancashire
Conversion of redundant steel portal frame and concrete block agricultural building working within the constraints of class Q permitted development planning legislation. Designed to retain a refined agricultural feel with quality materials such as a raised seam roof and larch cladding. Larch cladding will silver up and naturalise to blend with environment and become more unified with the roofing material. The interior is a warm welcoming open planned space with bedrooms and bathrooms grouped to one side and a vaulted living, dining and kitchen area with large glazed panels onto open countryside. On site near completion 2025, Design planning drawings and building regulations.
Subterranean House, North Yorkshire
Private house built into land and covered in earth with exposed front elevation and central atrium skylight. Designed to minimise the visual impact on the conservation area site, planning secured prior to our involvement but employed to refine interior layouts and produce building regulations drawings and work alongside structural engineer to achieve waterproof shell with interior domed roof. Completed 2024. Building regulations drawings and detailing
SIPS New Build House, North Yorkshire
A family home, stone faced on SIPS structure. Passive performance with traditional appearance in countryside setting. one example of quite a few SIPS and timber framed buildings we have done in a traditional style. Completed 2024. Design, planning and building regulations.
Various Extensions
Examples to show just a few completed jobs which make up a large proportion of our work.
Timber Ancillary Buildings
Examples to show ancillary building and garden structures that we have designed and either obtained planning permission or proven legal under permitted development, in some cases obtaining a lawful development certificate.
