Hampshire Planning Success!
Beeches, a timber-clad extension to a 1960s bungalow in Hampshire has won planning approval after an appeals process!
28 November, 2025
Notes
Chalk and Flint, Pt 2: Rammed Chalk Construction and Contemporary Practice
What if the chalk excavated from your South Downs building site wasn’t waste, but the structure itself? Rammed chalk construction proves ancient materials can meet modern performance standards while dramatically reducing embodied carbon.
18 November, 2025
Chalk and Flint, Pt 1: Understanding South Downs Geology
Exploring how South Downs chalk and flint – materials that built Sussex for centuries – are being reimagined by contemporary architects to create award-winning, sustainable buildings that belong to their landscape.
10 November, 2025
Why Passivhaus Principles Are Perfect for Our Changing Climate
An introduction to Passivhaus, possibly the most optimistic response to our climate crisis
29 September, 2025
Moving Day
We have moved!
3 March, 2025
Beeches 2 Submitted For Planning
Our home extension and renovation project for a mid-20th century bungalow in Hampshire has been submitted for planning.
22 December, 2024
Pembury Extension on site
Work has commenced on site for our timber-framed and larch-clad extension project in Kent.
8 December, 2020
New pre-planning Passivhaus consultation
We have recently completed a pre-planning consultation and analysis for a new contemporary off-grid home in rural Warwickshire.
27 April, 2020
A Coronavirus update
MFA is still fully operational.
20 March, 2020
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and a happy new year from Mountain Fold!
20 December, 2019
