We are architects for a better future.

We create buildings that are radical in approach but sensitive in context, to get people talking and speed up change. We challenge the norms to create a better future for us all - you, the community, the planet, and our future together.

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Periscope House

Making A Stand

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Mill Lane

We are targeting all of our new builds to be Whole Life Zero Carbon by 2025

We are targeting all of our new builds to be Whole Life Zero Carbon by 2025

Unlock your dream countryside home: Build under Paragraph 84 & 139 with our expert guidance

Unlock your dream countryside home: Build under Paragraph 84 & 139 with our expert guidance

Your journey towards a healthier, more joyful home starts here

Isolated home in the countryside lit up at night

U-Build: Our modular construction system designed to make building easier and more sustainable for you

U-Build: Our modular construction system designed to make building easier and more sustainable for you

No Building As Usual: Our student live build programme tackling diversity in the building industry

No Building As Usual: Our student live build programme tackling diversity in the building industry

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Studio Bark has been Highly Commended in the Regenerative Architecture Index

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Visit Us At Open House Festival in September 2024!

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What is Whole Life Zero Carbon?

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A peek inside Meadow Road, a Victorian villa extension...

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Water Farm in Dezeen's top five houses of July 2024

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Planning permission granted: A whole life zero carbon home in rural Cambridgeshire

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Studio Bark at the 2024 International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam

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A first look at our design for St George's Wolverhampton for Capital & Centric

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Water Farm in Wallpaper*

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Looking to build a new home on your land in the countryside?

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Reintroducing Our Services

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A community housing project for Forest CLT

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New photos, same values, as ambitious as ever to create positive change

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Studio Bark win two Archiboo awards!

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Manbey Pod in Homes & Gardens March issue

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We're up for THREE categories in the Archiboo 2024 Awards

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Planning permission granted! A low-impact eco-home on the grounds of a derelict post-war steel barn

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Studio Bark shortlisted for Wolverhampton neighbourhood by Capital & Centric

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Breach House "water-powered home" features in the AJ

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Planning permission granted! A Paragraph 84 home inspired by water and designed for climate resilience

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Studio Bark in Dezeen: Utilising waste timber with students from the University of East London

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Read about off-grid living at Nest House in the BBC

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What do the recent changes to the NPPF mean for your Paragraph 80 or Paragraph 134 home?

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What are we Making A Stand about?

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The exploratory process behind Holloway Lightbox

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Building in isolated locations in the countryside with Paragraph 84

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How can we better equip the next generation of architecture students?

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Meet the Barkers

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An idyllic lodge built by students

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Our first Grand Design, Periscope House

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Paragraph 139: A new route to gaining planning permission in the countryside?

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A single storey eco-home maximises accessibility and comfort Francine and Stephen

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The Bark Journey, designed for you

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Could solar house design provide you with a warm, bright, zero carbon home?

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U-Build: Our sustainable construction system for the future

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A low impact extension that drastically enhances the client's living space

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Challenging the status quo on climate change with artist Michael Pinsky

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What surveys do I need for a new home on my land?

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A self-build project for first time buyers

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An entire building made from cork?

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Peter and Joan's self-build journey

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A home that intertwines family life with the natural world outside