The practice's principal background focusses upon low footprint thermally "maxed out" design principals brought to the fore typically with this project . Generated from several feasibility studies culminating in model-making and free-hand felt tip sketches that gather experience and a ground-swell of thinking in lightweight design The practice's speciality of in-house structural design aimed at a domestic clientelle is clearly in evidence in a solution of adding a modest bathroom en-suite and bedroom space over a 'delicate' living space using a series of oak posts ,structural floor beams and the championing of loose fit breathable walling construction based upon tried and tested techniques in wooden wall construction