Delf Garth is a development consisting of 6 unique dwellings on a single site in Dodworth, Barnsley. The project was completed within a 12 month build programme and was designed by our director whilst working in a previous practice.
Plot 6 is a self-build and follows the strict design guidelines of a traditional style accompanied with contemporary detailing. As with other properties in the development, Plot 6 features natural stone, large areas of glazing and double height allow as much natural light in as possible. The open plan arrangement is accompanied by an external terrace and large balcony on the first floor allowing residents to take full advantage of the stunning views.
Kevin McCloud advises that you should choose your architect with care. You will have a critical friend beside you for maybe twenty four months. We chose our firm with care after having visited eight firms, and after some discussion with the principal, we were introduced to Jonny. Our initial two hour conversation was not as we had imagined. We took all our accumulated ideas that we had sketched, and annotated, and were the result of a number of years of dreaming. “I don’t want to see them, I want to talk to you and get under the skin of how you live and what you want from your house”. Some opener!
After a couple of weeks the resulting sketches were uncannily like the sketches that we had taken to the meeting: Jonny had got under our skin. Subsequent meetings and discussions refined the plans, but this was only the beginning of a collaboration and friendship which delivered on our dreams.
His attention to detail, vision, and passion for what would be the most aesthetically pleasing was at the forefront of everything he did, but he was always ready to listen to our ideas and take them if they were right. House building is a living project and whilst adhering to planning rules there are many opportunities to amend and adjust and improve, so discussions were frequent, frank, and friendly. His collaboration with builders and tradesmen made sure that he missed nothing. At no time did we ever feel that we were in anything other than safe hands.
Three years on and we still wake up to the dream that Jonny helped us build. We are still amazed that together we made no serious errors, indeed no errors at all. The house is how we hoped it would be. It functions how we hoped it would function, and it makes us smile whenever we look at it. House building is not daunting when Jonny is working with you.