The sea is relentless. Salt, wind and rain test every material we use, and most fail quietly over a decade. Stone does not. It weathers — it does not wear out.
We source locally where we can, choosing stone whose colour belongs to its place. Laid honestly, with deep reveals and generous thresholds, it gives a house weight and calm.
A stone wall is a long conversation with time. We like buildings that are prepared to have it.

Designing for the path of the sun
Every MANOR plan begins not with walls, but with the daily arc of light across the site.

A house on the headland
What it means to build at the very edge of the land, where the view is also the weather.

The quiet discipline of light
Restraint, not spectacle: how a single well-placed opening can carry a whole room.
