Carvell Associates Architects

04/04/2026

Thanks to Wendy Spence at Schoolhouse Fenwick..

20/03/2026

The last piece slotting together beautifully.......well Done Ben!

20/03/2026

Ebchester Bank. County Durham. Final piece of the rather large oak frame jigsaw

22/02/2024

24/09/2023

Bridge Island Team effort. Client, CJK Builders, electricians and the long suffering joiners (all those angles!). Steelwork was a bit tricky too......

24/09/2023

Great to see the project nearly complete. Many thanks to Clint and Lisa for sticking it out and having belief in the design.

The extension was designed to draw the eye to the waterfall up-steam, frame by the arch of the bridge. Its been fun!

26/08/2023

Extension at Shotley Bridge looking good this week......thought I'd include some earlier phots including some photos of setting out the roof....it show the context. It is a beautiful site, but the original house had no connection to the views down river. the angled extension now provides views up river, through the Bridge.

04/08/2023

Sick of getting poorer while companies trash the natural world and politicians prioritise big business over ordinary people? Demand better.

14/05/2023

Some additional working details. 3d modelling helps to really understand how it all goes together. I haven't found a better way to communicate the essence of a design.

13/05/2023

A couple more images of the Bridge Island project (with and without roof). the waterfall is up-steam through the arch of the bridge. a feature stair will cascade down to the waters edge, centred on the arch of the bridge, linking the house with the river. the inspiration is the staircase in Falling Water by Frank Lloyd Wright. https://www.kitgentry.com/roadtrip03_fallingwater.html