Mountain Fold Architecture
@mountainfold.bsky.social
Mountain Fold is an RIBA chartered architecture practice based in East Sussex, passionate about creating sensitive contemporary low-energy buildings.
https://mountainfold.uk
https://mountainfold.uk
Newly launched: a client guide for the process of building a home or extension, with info about the RIBA stages, timelines, and realistic costs (incorporating my recent blog post about the subject) - all in a format you can use when you need it.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Newly launched: a client guide for the process of building a home or extension, with info about the RIBA stages, timelines, and realistic costs (incorporating my recent blog post about the subject) - all in a format you can use when you need it.
mountainfold.uk/wp-content/u...
mountainfold.uk/wp-content/u...
Before any treehouse takes shape, there's the reading of the site.
Sun path. Canopy density. Soil conditions. Natural clearings. Which trees might offer structure, which should simply remain as neighbours.
Sun path. Canopy density. Soil conditions. Natural clearings. Which trees might offer structure, which should simply remain as neighbours.
December 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Before any treehouse takes shape, there's the reading of the site.
Sun path. Canopy density. Soil conditions. Natural clearings. Which trees might offer structure, which should simply remain as neighbours.
Sun path. Canopy density. Soil conditions. Natural clearings. Which trees might offer structure, which should simply remain as neighbours.
The second part of my blog post series looking at iconic materials in the South Downs - chalk and flint, is now up on the website.
Read it here: mountainfold.uk/2025/11/18/c...
Continuing our exploration of contemporary vernacular architecture in the South Downs.
Read it here: mountainfold.uk/2025/11/18/c...
Continuing our exploration of contemporary vernacular architecture in the South Downs.
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The second part of my blog post series looking at iconic materials in the South Downs - chalk and flint, is now up on the website.
Read it here: mountainfold.uk/2025/11/18/c...
Continuing our exploration of contemporary vernacular architecture in the South Downs.
Read it here: mountainfold.uk/2025/11/18/c...
Continuing our exploration of contemporary vernacular architecture in the South Downs.
Before designing anything, I walk the site. This South Downs landscape tells me about prevailing winds from the southwest, where morning light will fall, how water moves across the land.
October 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Before designing anything, I walk the site. This South Downs landscape tells me about prevailing winds from the southwest, where morning light will fall, how water moves across the land.