Projects from the workshop

Two leaves drawn to echo the curve of the slate roofs, with hand-forged scrolls and tight barwork at the bottom. The gate swings inwards on old tuffeau stone pillars without weakening them.

Tuffeau stone crumbles as soon as a plug is forced into it: we chose through-brackets and a low-expansion chemical anchor instead.

A light pedestrian gate for a sloping garden entrance, with an X-braced frame that keeps the leaf rigid despite its slim depth. Flat bars let light and the river view through.

The X brace is welded before the frame is closed: that is what prevents the classic sagging gate after three years.

Twelve metres of guardrail for a terrace above the vineyards, with regular vertical bars and a flat handrail. Base plates sit on a new slab, set so they never block water drainage.

No base plate within the first two centimetres of the slab edge: that is where concrete moves most, and where fixings rust first.

Three windows in a town-centre flat fitted with slim-bar guardrails anchored into the reveals rather than the sill wall, so the tuffeau facade stays intact. Height and spacing calculated to standard.

In old buildings, side fixing is often the only clean solution: it avoids drilling through an already cracked soft-stone sill wall.

A quarter-turn staircase replaced a steep loft ladder in a townhouse. The square-tube central stringer carries sixteen solid oak treads, with a continuous handrail and cable guardrail.

A 120 mm stringer stays discreet while spanning 2.85 m with no perceptible bounce: any smaller and the stair flexes underfoot.

A large family table for eight, solid oak top and a base of slender steel rods welded in a bundle. The top is fixed on rails that let the wood move freely.

Every rod is cut to the same length within a tenth of a millimetre: that is what makes it look like a clean bundle rather than a pile of offcuts.

A low-ceilinged living room gained fifteen centimetres of visual height thanks to a coffered stretch fabric and perimeter LED lighting. The grazing light erases the edges and enlarges the room.

Matte PVC reflects almost no light: that is what gives a painted-looking ceiling rather than a glossy stretched finish.

A corten steel bowl left raw to weather, topped with an eight-millimetre plancha and an adjustable draft. The whole unit dismantles for winter storage.

Corten drips onto the terrace for the first two years: we always fit a separation plate under the fire bowl.

An old large gate that sagged with every gust was saved with a through pivot bar and three hinges spread across the height. The leaf is straight again without being replaced.

A pivot bar costs under 5% of a new gate: it is the most cost-effective repair we offer.

A piece in reclaimed steel and stainless steel echoing the outline of a riverbank at dawn. The plates were folded then welded, with grinding marks left as drawing.

316L stainless is kept for the parts that catch river spray: the rest stays blackened steel, which is more alive.