We were contracted by Camden Borough Council to design and build an ecologically friendly sustainable restaurant building for the large park at Lincolns Inn Fields, London. This building had to be flexible - an open box - to allow for future internal re-modelling.

In association with Cameron Scott of Timber Design Ltd, David Yeomans and Andrew Smith consulting engineers from ACS structures, The Timber Frame Company has produced The Terrace, an innovative building supported on timber foundations made from extremely durable greenheart recycled groins from Essex Docks.

The primary frame is UK Douglas Fir with enclosing wall, floor and roof panels made with UK sourced spruce combined with ecological wood fibre panel materials. The entire building is insulated with recycled newspaper and has a stainless steel standing-seam roof with galvanised steel guttering by Lindab. The high performance wooden windows are eco-friendly and are made by Rationel.

The interior is uncluttered, light and well ventilated. With judicial use of stainless steel tie rods, the Douglas Fir primary frame does not impede on the internal space.

Olaf Kneer of Mueller Kneer Associates has designed the interior and kitchen fit out and restaurateur Patrick Williams is running the restaurant.Click here to see case study.