Native Architects, York

Native’s design for a modern extension to a Victorian shophouse on Gillygate has been granted Planning Permission! The scheme which includes an internal reconfiguration of the living spaces on the first floor proposes a contemporary extension to the rear floating above the garden below. The zinc element is an extrusion of the Victorian outshut on the rear of the…

Joe and Andrew, members of the York Guild Of Building from Native, helped Scouts on Sunday with hands on building skills. Andrew mixed up the lime mortar and Joe showed just what labourers get up to with his saucy kit!

The York Design Awards have presented Native with the John Shannon Conservation Award for the stunning refurbishment of a duplex apartment in the Old Probate office, York. The awarding committee’s description of the project: The Old Probate Office – another Victorian edifice – has been divided into two houses for many years.  The current project…

Our head Technologist James Newton has been awarded a coveted bursary from the York Consortium for Conservation and Craftsmanship. The bursary funds half of the course fees for the School of Natural Building, run by Barbara Jones of StrawWorks, where James is training to become a natural builder. The aim of the School is to…

Native are pleased to announce the commencement of works onsite at Beetlebank Bank Farm. The Beetlebank farm and wildlife sanctuary has started onsite after a five year planning battle! The rural diversification project includes creation of a new purpose built, timber framed animal barn and a low carbon, visitor centre built from locally sourced, straw…

£2.5m ‘William’s Den’ indoor and outdoor children’s play centre plan for North Cave is in for Planning. Native are proud to have led the design team with client Christian and Tor Carver in submitting the planning application and look forward to a positive response from East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Click here for a link to…

Husthwaite Village hall has matched the very best practice Passivhaus standards of heating and energy efficiency in LEDA’s Post Occupancy Evaluation report. This is almost a third better than the design’s target performance, allowing Husthwaite Village Hall to save on costs to fund expanding community services and equipment.

Lighting design in Architecture Thursday 19 February 19:30 at Bedern Hall, York. All welcome.

Many congratulations to our fantastic historic buildings consultant Dav Smith who has just been awarded his doctorate in buildings archaeology. Looking forward to working with such a distinguished academic.

March: 12th – A talk at Bedern Hall on new forms of construction by James Newton of Native Architects. 7:30pm