Repairs to a historic cob wall

by Hugh Conway Morris | Oct 16, 2026

Repairs to a Historic Cob Wall Traditional repair techniques in earthen architecture St Agatha’s Church in Brightwell, Oxfordshire, is fortunate in possessing a most beautiful cob wall to part of their churchyard, although only a short length remains of its once...

Hazel hut with the Fathom Trust

by Hugh Conway Morris | Dec 31, 2025

A hut made from hazel Found and natural materials to make a temporary shelter Working once again with the Fathom Trust, Manifest acted as crafters to teach the age-old techniques of forming a hazel “bender” – that is, a small building whose structure...

Insulated Cob Experiment

by Hugh Conway Morris | Aug 5, 2023

Insulated Cob Can we make an “absolute zero carbon” building?  The first pilot. Cob is a wonder material – freely available subsoil, mixed with straw, making load-bearing walls which are eminently non-toxic, accessible, free in material terms, zero...

New House in Devon

by admin | Sep 13, 2018

Design for a new family house in Devon A stand-alone dwelling on the outskirts of a city. Manifest were commissioned to consider the design of a new dwelling in the grounds of a listed building in Devon. The site commands spectacular views across a river valley, and...

Westmill Centre

by admin | Aug 8, 2018

Centre for a Sustainable Energy Charity A new straw-bale build educational centre near Swindon. Manifest were commissioned to design a new centre for the Westmill Sustainable Energy Trust: the brief was to provide a sheltered and warm but simple building, constructed...