DESIGN - OUR APPROACH
Echo builds on more than thirty years of multidisciplinary design experience including architectural conversions; restaurants and bar interiors; public spaces; hotels and clubs; and furniture and product design.
Our buildings are small, but have everything you need to be self contained in style. - we create practical but elegant small spaces, considering everything from the overall layout to each interior detail. We understand the importance of the choice of fixtures and fittings, and the finishes and surfaces we touch.
From the ideal position of the building on its site to the furniture and interior details, we expertly design and manage all aspects each project. Our experience means we also understand the technicalities of delivering and installing our prefabricated buildings on challenging sites.
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We design our buildings to connect with nature, to bring the outside in, and we fill our spaces with daylight and natural materials. Whether it's creating expansive views, skylights for stargazing or small windows framing that perfect scene, we understand how important light and views are to every space. The materials and finishes we use are as natural and sustainable as possible from the breathable timber panelling to eco friendly paint .
'Floating' kitchen in House on Wheels with open shelving
'Floating' kitchen in House on Wheels with open shelving
Cabin interior with spruce panelled walls, benches and sliding door to bedroom
White enamelled wood burner with slate hearth set in to the bench
Exterior of Brockloch Treehouse showing larch cladding, counterweight on shutter and galvanised steel stair.
Cabin interior with spruce panelled walls, benches and sliding door to bedroom
Our ability to design and build in-house means we can respond individually to each new site and brief. Every site is unique and each of our buildings is bespoke and site specific. We can explore a variety of building forms, all sharing the same high quality of design and construction detailing.
We combine contemporary design with sustainable solutions, and use high quality, high performance materials in the construction of our buildings. Our off-grid buildings have renewable energy at their heart.
Our details and finishes are tried and tested, and we understand what works in small spaces,. We love the opportunity to explore new materials, fittings and finishes to create a unique build and interior for each project, applying our innovative approach to every detail.
Before undertaking a new project we will normally visit the proposed site. There are often previously unexplored possibilities for a project to be discovered and we gain an understanding of the context for the new building, allowing us to design buildings that address the unique characteristics of each site.
Our contemporary cabins and small buildings are ingeniously designed to comply with BS 3632:2023. This is the legal definition of a twin unit mobile home for planning purposes, and it allows us to design practical and elegant small spaces. Where necessary , Planning permission is also sought for each of our small architectural projects,; depending on the intended use of the building this designation can be helpful in some situations. In addition to these , some treehouse cabins and all treehouse platforms comply with Building Regulations.
