Fieldwork

Journal

Essays on building with the ground, and the houses that come of it.

A rammed-earth wall standing low in an Oxfordshire meadow.
June 2026

On Building with the Ground

Three houses, in three countries, built in part from the ground they stand on.
A rammed-earth wall and chimney at Marl House, seen across the long grass.
June 2026

A Wall Has Two Faces

A rammed-earth wall at Marl House makes rooms on both of its faces, indoors and out.
A quiet flight of cast concrete stairs rising between earth-coloured walls.
June 2026

How much does an architect cost in the UK?

What an architect's fee is built from, and what it actually buys.