What we build

Our team hand-crafts elegant structures in round wood or green oak; structures that are at home in their environment and tread lightly on their landscape.

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Building sustainably

Local, sustainable, natural - we apply that to as many of our building materials as we can. Find out more about our building philosophy....

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About us

We're a team of natural builders who are passionate about creating structures that are both sustainable and suited to modern life. Find out more about us....

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A little three bay carport with an interesting catslide roof to the rear.

#oak #Oak #EnglishOak #carport #timberframe #timberframing #nationalparks #designandbuild #southdowns #artizan #handmade #bespokeluxury #westsussex #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings #builtbyartizans

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Slowly working through this epic Oak..

#nationalparks #designandbuild #southdowns #contemporary #handmade #westsussex #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings #builtbyartizans #Oak #woodmizer

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It’s been an absolute pleasure to build this Oak framed barn. English Oak not only provided the frame but also all studs, rafters and Cladding. What an amazing species of wood.

#oak #Oak #oakwood #oaktree #oakframing #oakframedbuilding #oak #timber #frame #oaktimberframedbuildings #timbercladding #timber #farm #timberframes #timberframer #oakbarn #nationalparks #designandbuild #southdowns #artizan #handmade #westsussex #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings #builtbyartizans

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Lucky for us the water level rose after we installed. 😂

#nationalparks #designandbuild #southdowns #artizan #handmade #westsussex #builtbyartizans #jetty

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Almost out of the door with this project 😁

#snagging #artizansofwood #artizansofwood #nationalparks #designandbuild #southdowns #glamping #smallhome #artizan #contemporary #handmade #bespokeluxury #westsussex #hideaway #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings #tinyhomes #builtbyartizans #studio #sliding #slidingdoors #barndoor #barndoors #barndoorhardware #barndoordesigns #barndoorslider

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Happy to report bike pegs do a grand job 😁

#oak #Oak #oak #milling #oakmilling #saw #sawmill #timber #timberframe #timberframing #Artizans #of #artizansofwood #builtbyartizans #westsussex #southdown #southdownsnationalpark #southdowns #southdownsnp #goodwood #forestry #forestrytools

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Friday fettling 😁

#oak #oakframe #oakframing #oakframedbuilding #oakframer #oakframedbuildings #oakframebuilding #chainsawmill #chainsaw #mill #chainsawmills #how #much #fuel #howmuchfuel #nationalpark #nationalparks #southdown #southdownsnationalpark #southdowns #southdownsnp #goodwood #Artizans #of #artizansofwood #builtbyartizans

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Final clay plaster coat going on today.

#nationalparks #designandbuild #southdowns #glamping #smallhome #artizan #contemporary #handmade #bespokeluxury #westsussex #hideaway #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings #tinyhomes #builtbyartizans #studio #clay #clayplasterfinishes #clayartist #clayplastering #clayplasterwalls #claywalls #earthplaster #earthplastering #earthplasters

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Mixture of timber wall boards from over stood trees on this project. Couldn’t get more local 😀

#nationalparks #designandbuild #southdowns #smallhome #artizan #contemporary #handmade #bespokeluxury #westsussex #hideaway #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings #tinyhomes #builtbyartizans #studio

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More clay fun

#clay #clayplasterfinishes #clayplastering #clayart #clayplasterwalls #claywalls #natural #you #naturalbuilder #naturalbuilders #naturalbuild #naturalbuildings #naturalbuildingmaterials #beautifulbuildings #beautifulbuilding #artizans #artizansofwood #nationalparks #designandbuild #southdowns #artizan #bespokeluxury #bespokeluxury #westsussex #southdownsnationalpark #builtbyartizans

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More clay fun

#clay #clayplasterfinishes #clayplastering #clayart #clayplasterwalls #claywalls #natural #you #naturalbuilder #naturalbuilders #naturalbuild #naturalbuildings #naturalbuildingmaterials #beautifulbuildings #beautifulbuilding #artizans #artizansofwood #nationalparks #designandbuild #southdowns #artizan #bespokeluxury #bespokeluxury #westsussex #southdownsnationalpark #builtbyartizans

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Little’un was keen to help today…

#strawbale #designandbuild #southdowns #glamping #smallhome #artizan #handmade #westsussex #hideaway #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings #builtbyartizans #natural #pea #naturalpaint #helpinghands

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Just loving the clay vibe today…

#claybuilder #claywalls #clayplastering #clayplasterfinishes #natural #hi #naturalbuilding #naturalbuild #naturalbuildingmaterials #builtbyartizans #timberframing #designandbuild #artizan #southdownsnationalpark #handmade #westsussex #westsussexlife #mudlife #beautiful #build #beautifulbuildings🏫 #beautifulbuild #beautifulbuilding #tinyhomes #southdownsnationalpark #hideaway #bespokeluxury #handmade #smallhome #designandbuild

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That’s 4 feet diameter!
Ohh and about 6 ton to move!!
Think we better have another plan💪💪

#oak #Oak #oakwood #timberframing #oak #tomb #oaktimber #oaktimberframe #oaktimberframing #oaktimberstructures #oaktimbers #builtbyartizans #southdowns #southdownsnationalpark #southdown #southdownsnp #westsussex #nationalparks #designandbuild #artizan #handmade

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And just like that….

#hemp #hempbuildings #hempandlime #hempinsulation #hempcrete #hemp #limes #hemplimespray #strawbale #strawbales #strawbalehouse #strawbalebuilding #strawbalehome #strawbaleconstruction #strawbalearchitecture #builtbyartizans #artizan #nationalparks #designandbuild #southdowns #smallhome #handmade #bespokeluxury #westsussex #hideaway #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings #tinyhomes #studio

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Hemp Day 😀

#hemp #hempbuildings #hempandlime #hempinsulation #hempcrete #hemp #limes #hemplimespray #strawbale #strawbales #strawbalehouse #strawbalebuilding #strawbalehome #strawbaleconstruction #strawbalearchitecture #builtbyartizans #artizan #nationalparks #designandbuild #southdowns #smallhome #handmade #bespokeluxury #westsussex #hideaway #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings #tinyhomes #studio

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Niche carving.

#designandbuild #southdowns #glamping #smallhome #artizan #handmade #bespokeluxury #curvedwall #westsussex #hideaway #southdownsnationalpark #tinyhomes #builtbyartizans #studio #tinyhomes #strawbalehouse #strawbales #strawbale #strawbalebuilding #strawbalehome #strawbaleconstruction #strawbalearchitecture

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Almost a shame but we will be back to start cladding.

#nationalparks #localbusiness #designandbuild #southdowns #artizan #handmade #bespokeluxury #westsussex #hideaway #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings #builtbyartizans #timber #timberframe #timberframing #oak #Oak #oak #to #oaktimber #oaktimberframe #oaktimberframing #oaktimberstructures #oaktimbers

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The Straw baling fun has started😀

#strawbalehouse #strawbales #strawbale #strawbalebuilding #strawbalehome #strawbaleconstruction #strawbalearchitecture #nationalparks #localbusiness #designandbuild #southdowns #smallhome #artizan #handmade #bespokeluxury #westsussex #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings #tinyhomes #builtbyartizans #studio @grain_architecture

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Bale plinth, almost ready 😁

#strawbale #strawbales #strawbalebuilding #strawbalehome #strawbaleconstruction #strawbalearchitecture #nationalparks #localbusiness #designandbuild #southdowns #artizan #handmade #bespokeluxury #westsussex #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings #builtbyartizans #studio #sustainability #sustainableliving #sustain #sustainable #sustainablebusiness #sustainablymade #sustainabledesign #sustainabilitymatters @grain_architecture

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Progress with the roof layers..

#sheepswool #sheepwool #sheepswoolinsulation #steico #epdm #epdmroofing #epdmrubber #epdmroof #nationalparks #localbusiness #designandbuild #southdowns #artizan #handmade #westsussex #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings #builtbyartizans #gardenoffice #workshop #sustainability #sustainable @grain_architecture

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Frame raising day.

#beautifulbuildings #southdownsnationalpark #westsussex #builtbyartizans #handmade #artizan #southdowns #designandbuild #larch #timberframe #timberframing #justinowen @grain_architecture

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The amazing Easebourne community park revisited sadly in someways. We’re back to repair the ceiling and some railings on the Roundhouse. You may have seen us.
This park is for the benefits of all. That has been run by forwarding thinking people that have given up their time for this park, and what a job they have done.
Let’s keep it that way😀

#nationalparks #localbusiness #designandbuild #southdowns #artizan #handmade #bespokeluxury #westsussex #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings #builtbyartizans #curvedroof #easebourne #easebournepark

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Feeling so Proud, on Tuesday Sussex Heritage Trust had its awards and Littlewood Lookout based on at Slindon National Trust won in its category and was highly commended by the SDNPA.

SDNPA said "Its use of traditional timber-frame construction, albeit in a modern expression, make it just about the nearest thing to a ‘building of the landscape’ i.e. a vernacular building that could be imagined in this day and age.
The result is an artefact of beauty that inspires and is clearly landscape led.

We are very proud to have been involved in this project from its design, milling the shingles for its roof, training and supporting the rangers. A real fun part was steam bending the rafters.

Artizans has always loved passing on our knowledge and skills through training. It's really been great over our 10 years to train so many wonderful people.

We hope very soon to be running training courses at our wonderful new home on the Goodwood Estate.
#sussexheritageawards #sussexheritagetrust #sussexheritagetrustawards2023
#sweetchesnut #copse #sustainable #sustainabilitymatters #sussex #nationalparksuk #nationaltrust #nationalpark #timberframing #timberframe #cabininthewoods #designandbuild #westsussex #southdowns #goodwood #nationalparks #localbusiness #southdowns #southdownsnationalpark #beautifulbuildings

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Little catch up this morning over Smugglers Copse with are little barn hiding in last seasons copse. The amazing sweet chestnut copse has grown almost 2 meters high since the 2022 winter cut.😀
Already this winters cut has spouted from the stools but seedling have appeared in between the stool. All under the careful management of Phil and Stu.

#copse #sweet #sweetchesnut #smugglerscopse

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Demo’s at West Wood Fair all weekend

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I was so very happy to be included on this special 100th edition podcast, talking about how I got into this fantastic industry of Natural building. I really enjoy listening to Jefferys pod casts, if you haven't listened to him yet. Do, you will thank me.

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Broke ground this week on our latest project using Strawbales on low impact foundations…

# #strawbalehouse #strawbales #strawbalebuilding #strawbalehome #strawbaleconstruction #strawbalearchitecture #low #impact #LowImpactLiving #southdowns #southdownsnationalpark #southdown #southdownsnp #nationalparksuk #nationalparks #builtbyartizans #westsussex #hampshire #surrey @grain_architecture

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Another Otus barn owl box installed for the National Trust…

#nationaltrust #barnowls #owlbox #owl #owls #habitat #sdnp #southsownsnationalpark #localbusiness #designandbuild #southdowns #artizan #handmade #westsussex #beautifulbuildings #builtbyartizans

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Introducing Otus.
We were recently commissioned by the National trust to create some owl box’s. Having
Ideal landscapes but no suitable buildings or dead trees for the owls to live and nest in.
Otus offers a solution.
The large nesting box will deter’s jackdaws and squirrels and the hope is it will lead to more owlets hatching and surviving.

#owlbox #owlboxes #barnowl #barnowls #nayional #NationalTrust #artizan #buildingbeautiful #sdnp #southdownsnationalpark #nationalparks #landowner #landowners #built #unique #builtbyartizans #nature #natural #naturalbeauty

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An absolute pleasure to have been working in this private garden this week in Chiswick.
Thanks fellas for all your amazing hard work.
#designandbuild #artizan #builtbyartizans #london #gardendesign #gardendesigner #bespoke #timberstructure

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Sneaky peak of next weeks project …

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