A new timber framed, timber clad, private house completed in 2018 for clients on a small plot of land near Newmarket. The house design draws inspiration from the tradition of site crafted one off houses, and uses timber in an economical format for the frame, as well as external cladding and internal finishes. Built to a modest budget and to include the clients (one of whom was also the project’s structural engineer) as participants of the design and construction, the house achieves high levels of air tightness and thermal performance, and celebrates timber as material and frame in a subtle open manner. Natural light, views & timber are expressed at every opportunity.