The Forge is an historic former smithy, as well as the birthplace of the UK’s first automobile. Left in disrepair for many years, we completely regenerated the building and the surrounding woodland, reinventing it as learning community, forest school, event space, and studio. 

Its restoration combined traditional building methods, biophilic design, montessori-inspired architectural patterned language, feng shui and agroforestry.

Created in collaboration with Will and Susie Ellis.

The complete renovation of a Victorian terraced cottage including a loft conversion. The latter involved a full length dormer, externally clad in reclaimed zinc, with extra large rooflights and sliding windows. The interior fit out involved remodelling the rooms for better energetic flow and reclaiming original features that had been blocked off such as floorboards, characterful beams and chimney stacks. Finishing was completed using cork, birch ply, and breathable clay based paints.

Loft created in collaboration with Matthew Jones Architects

Tejanu is a cloud forest reserve, located in the upper reaches of the Colombian Andes, near Bogotá.

More than 80% of this forest type has been lost over the last two centuries with catastrophic results for biodiversity and water supply. Through a long-term program of rewilding, green-building, education, indigenous and ancestral practices, and watercourse restoration we aim to completely regenerate the valley. Working with local landowners we are re-establishing a continuous corridor of cloud forest in the region.

In collaboration with Omar Garcia and Red Tasqua. Read more at www.tejanu.com

I carried out a complete audit of this rural farm, which included extensive research on a number of Native American monuments found on the site.

One of the pieced of stonework was a Nipmuc “spirit gate” which I discovered lined up exactly with the midsummer sunrise, an axis known as the “Ghost Gate” in Feng Shui. A good example of how Feng Shui is not a cultural overlay but universal geomantic wisdom that crosses cultures and eras.

www.grasshillfarm.org

A high profile retail and dining outlet in Mayfair. I was sub-contracted to advise on the Feng Shui by renowned interior designers John Teall and Andrea Fenner of Flux Interiors Ltd.  I advised on layout, elemental composition and product placement. The final design includes bespoke artwork, fabrics and furniture. 

I love John and Andrea's blend of contemporary design with old world theatricality.

Design images by John Teall | www.johnteall.com

This was a complete Feng Shui audit on the house and grounds, working with the owner to establish a healthy home, thriving events space and successful holiday let in South Dorset.

The house has had some notable owners including Charles II, and Sir Charles Robinson, the once director of the V&A. Actually one of the main issues encountered here was significantly blocked energy due to the remodelling of the building by previous owners.

I worked with the owner and his garden designer to regenerate the healthy flow of qi throughout the whole site.

The conversion of an eighteenth century wheelwrights workshop into a modern flat for my family. The building was suffering from excess humidity and mould, so we replaced the masonry paint with breathable lime plaster, finished with graphene paint.

This key intervention lets the building breath and introduced the Earth element, essential both for kitchens generally and the balance of this particular part of the building.

The ongoing renovation of a derelict barn and surrounding garden to incorporate a day spa and acupuncture clinic.

A key part of this project was the discovery, through divination, of a former building, the foundations of which were unearthed as a result of the consultation. The scheme involves the reactivation of the energy using careful water placement.

The evolving design (pictured) is being created in collaboration with interior architect Adam Balcarek.

Working with the clients and a local Interior Designer I carried out a complete Feng Shui survey on a flat in the NOrth of Milan.

This involved surveying the whole estate, which i found incorporated - whether consciously or not - sacred geometry in its layout. This created key energetic pivots which were then considered in the internal layout of the flat.

Although I always prefer a site visit, I have been very impressed by how effective remote surveys can be despite not being there in person. Not just because online resources are increasingly informative, but I have found a number of creative ways to get a felt energetic sense of the spaces from where I am. One simple way to do this is to make a hand sketch of the house, like this one.

This is an ongoing restoration of a historical and culturally significant house designed by Frank Lloyd Wrights protege Robert Woods Kennedy for the Aronsons, a family of renowned artists. I conducted a full survey of the site and am advising the current owners as they manage the restoration.

I am providing ongoing Feng Shui and astrological support for a family as they settle into their their new home, newly built by Dutch architects.

The opportunity to design a completely new home from scratch using Feng Shui principles is a rare privilege, and it was a pleasure to be involved in choosing external form, layout and materials to match not only the surrounding landscape, but also the astrology of the young family moving in.