“Lovely to pop into this barn extension in Matlock to have a cup of coffee and cake with our Clients.
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Thread Architects – a self-builder’s view
“We came across Thread by chance, having seen them at a pop-up stall in Sheffield and later recognising them online. From the very first they were active, interested and flexible, especially since we were planning a straw based eco build which meant them learning a few new tricks.
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Shirebrook Market Shop Enlivenment Project
We have been involved with the Shirebrook Market Shops Enlivenment project engaging the local community through pop-ups and workshops on a range of creative and distinctive ideas to create a more attractive and welcoming environment.
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Post completion
This week we received some photographs from Karina Lax Photography of a couple of our projects that were completed last year. Both projects were for works to 1930’s properties and involved bespoke storage solutions for the clients collections. Havercroft Road involved internal alterations and a single storey rear extension to a semi-detached property. On the…
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Working weekend at Tibshelf Straw Bale House
We spent a busy but pleasant weekend with our Clients, Steve and Rashida, continuing the build of their new straw bale house in Tibshelf, Derbyshire. As well as their family, we were joined by our friends Yomma, a student from De Montfort University Leicester, and Mike, himself a former self builder. Since last year when…
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Thread Architects Manifesto for Design
Our portfolio of work continues to grow and includes a wide range of residential extensions, one-off new houses, community projects and commercial work. Our variety of experience allows us to develop our design approach when working with a range of clients, from businesses to community groups, schools, families and individuals. Every project is unique, yet…
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A New Site for Thread
Our new exciting news is that from Monday 8th April we will be moving location to a new office in the Site Gallery in Sheffield City Centre. We are really looking forward to being in the centre of the Cultural Quarter and being part of a community working inside one of Sheffield’s newest landmark buildings.…
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Looking to develop an underused building or site?
Conversion of Redundant Agricultural Buildings and Class Q Permitted Development
We were recently asked to look at a potential barn conversion with a client who wishes to create a new family home for themselves. As architects who love combining old and new and working with existing buildings, its a great opportunity to be creative. We have recently completed or are working on several urban re-use…
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Rescuing Buildings at Risk through Creative Reuse
Last week Sheffield City Council released a list of 20 buildings judged by their Conservation Officers as being ‘at risk’. The ’20 x 20’ list looks across the city to identify historic buildings that could be saved and converted to create over 300 new homes. The list includes the Farfield Inn in Neepsend, the former Middlewood…
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