Oakwrights

Oakwrights: bespoke oak frame design and construction

Oakwrights presents itself as a specialist in the design and construction of energy-efficient, bespoke oak-framed homes, garages and garden rooms, as well as conservatories and orangeries. The company states it has spent a quarter of a century dedicated to creating bespoke oak homes, extensions and outbuildings.

Oak-framed homes

The homes range covers various styles: country contemporary, barn, cottage and farmhouse. The company offers architectural services including building regulations compliance, Passivhaus design and planning permission applications. It also offers technologies such as encapsulation and AeroBarrier, aimed at energy efficiency.

Extensions and additional spaces

In the field of extensions, Oakwrights works with sunrooms, garden rooms, orangeries and conservatories. Available roof styles include mansard, flat and pitched roof extensions. The company offers frame design, face glazing and joinery services.

Outbuildings and commercial projects

The firm builds garages (with room above or single storey), annexes, garden pavilions, garden barns and bespoke outbuildings. It also provides frame design, face glazing and joinery services for commercial projects.

Plots and custom build

Oakwrights manages the sale of plots and offers support to those choosing custom build, both landowners and future homeowners. The company organises open days and events, and has a show home where it is possible to stay, as well as workshop tours and 3D virtual tours.

Client resources

The company publishes case studies, an inspiration gallery, floorplans and elevations, and Poems magazine. It also offers advice on financing and budgeting, documentaries and podcasts, and an FAQ section. It has an online store.

Heritage and recognition

Oakwrights declares a quarter-century track record in creating bespoke oak frames. The company mentions its heritage, its team, its presence in Scotland, its commitment to sustainability and its memberships and accreditations. It also has an Academy of High Performance Craft and offers career opportunities.

Project examples

Documented projects include an ultra-contemporary oak frame home in rural Herefordshire, a single-storey custom build on an award-winning site, an oak home in a woodland setting, an alpine-inspired home in Lincolnshire, a barn-style home in the garden of a family property in Essex, an orangery on a 1920s Arts and Crafts home, an oak frame cottage with Little Gloucester garage in Herefordshire and a three-storey contemporary home in Hertfordshire.