Architecture and interiors
Saltmere, on the north coast

Index of work, 2020 to 2025

Homes, hospitality and workplace

Saltmere, north coast


Quiet buildings,made for everydaylife.

Ten projects, one way of working. Hover or tap a project below to see its drawing.

We are an architecture and interiors studio in Saltmere. We design homes, small places to stay and eat, and calm workplaces.

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Ten buildings side by side, not to scale

Drawn by the studio

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Selected work, 2020 to 2025

  1. A family home on Netloft Quay, built in board-marked concrete and smoked oak. Every main room faces the harbour.

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  2. Eight guest rooms in a restored fruit store, with arches to the orchard and one long table for breakfast.

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  3. A design office for 30 people in a former tram depot. Desks sit between the old iron columns, with one quiet room for calls.

    Former tram depot, 640 m², 30 desks. Led by Jonah Mertens.

  4. A fisherman's cottage cut into the slope and extended to the south. The new rooms step down with the ground.

    Extension of 64 m² in slate, larch and lime render. Led by Ewan Hallam.

  5. A small restaurant with four rooms above, in the old toll house by the river crossing.

    Restaurant for 34, with four rooms above. Interiors led by Saga Lind.

  6. Shared workshops for makers under a north-light roof. Each studio has its own door to the yard.

    Twelve workshops, 820 m², under a zinc north-light roof. Led by Elin Varga.

  7. A single-storey house between two old pines, kept low so the trees stay the tallest thing on the site.

    New house, 148 m², on one storey in larch and brick. Led by Jonah Mertens.

  8. A cafe in a stone store on the harbour. One long counter, a lime-washed room and a terrace for the morning sun.

    Cafe for 40 in a listed stone store. Interiors led by Saga Lind.

  9. Four floors fitted out for a firm of accountants. Quiet rooms, shared tables and much better daylight.

    Four floors, 1,100 m², 60 desks. Our first workplace, led by Elin Varga.

  10. A barn turned into a family home. One large opening is glazed and the rest of the stone is left as we found it.

    Barn conversion, 210 m², four bedrooms. Led by Elin Varga.

We work on three kinds of building

The scale changes. The method stays the same: a close look at the site, a short list of honest materials, and drawings that builders can trust.

A

Homes and extensions

New houses, extensions and careful renovations. We start with how you live now and how the light moves across the site.

B

Small hospitality

Guest houses, cafes and small restaurants. Rooms that are easy to run, easy to clean and good to come back to.

C

Workplace fit-outs

Offices and studios for teams of 5 to 60. Quiet places to focus, shared tables and daylight at every desk.

The studio

Your first meeting is with the architect who will draw your project.

We are five people in a former sail loft on Ropewalk Lane. We take on a few projects each year, so each one gets our full attention.

An architect leads your project from the first site visit to the last fitting. You always know who to call.