Tag Archives: vernacular

A Ruralise ‘Reader’

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Matt Wood

It’s been a while since my last post, the final installment of my Forest Village epic. The piece was well-received: specifically one international journal has picked up on it and I have done a re-write for publication, hopefully in their … Continue reading →

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Kilmeena Village: Regionally Distinctive?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Matt Wood

I was at RIBA HQ last week, and wandered into a rather boisterous opening-party for an exhibition of the winners of this year’s RIAI Irish Architecture Awards. A project by Cox Power Architects caught my Ruralise eye – a small … Continue reading →

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Tayler and Green #11 – Critical Regionalism?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Matt Wood

A pervading narrative in UK housing-design is that of ‘local distinctiveness’. The idea that new homes should ‘fit in’, or ‘reflect local character’, is enshrined in national and local planning guidance. For house-builders – and most of the local authority … Continue reading →

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Tayler and Green #8 – Pragmatism and Decoration

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Matt Wood

Much has been written about how Tayler and Green’s work for Loddon fits so snugly into the Norfolk landscape, but a desire to ‘fit in’ was not a major driving-force behind their choice of forms and materials.

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Three Houses…and a Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Matt Wood

Well, that’s it for the year – and in fact that’s pretty much it for Ruralise. There is only one outstanding item on my original list of posts, which I can tick off now.

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More Norwegian Wood

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Matt Wood

Well, while we’re on the subject of Norway (see last post) it’s probably a good opportunity to cross an item off my original Ruralise to-do list – and in fact the ‘curvy’ theme tees this up nicely.

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Time Out #2

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Matt Wood

Actually, before I go on to Tibby’s Triangle, as promised in the last post, this might be the moment to throw this in: a house in East Bilney on the Dereham to Fakenham road. I drive past it from time … Continue reading →

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Bijou Beach-Huts

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Matt Wood

I was in Walberswick at the weekend – in an end-of-term, pre-holiday sort of mood. The tar-black huts along the staithe at Southwold are enough to make you want to reach for a hammer and nails and build something – … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Vernacular?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Matt Wood

Coming back to the issue of special and normal buildings (as I did in the last post), put me in mind of a house which I drive past occasionally on my way up to Holkham Hall, where Lucas Hickman Smith … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Rural Architecture: Setting an Example

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Matt Wood

I’m giving a talk to the AGM of CPRE Norfolk in July, and the next issue of their newsletter will carry a ‘trailer’ for the talk in the form of a short article about Ruralise. Last week, the editor set … Continue reading →

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