MILLAR HOWARD WORKSHOP

Listening. Challenging. Making together.

As architects and designers, we create thoughtful spaces that feel great to be in. From homes and retreats to community and event spaces, each is made with care, rooted in place, and crafted to sit beautifully in the landscape.

Featured Projects

All projects

Dursley Treehouse

Featured on Grand Designs, a timber home lifted among mature trees, carefully crafted to preserve the woodland and natural habitat of the site.

Ivy Lodge

A reimagined wedding venue within historic parkland, blending centuries of heritage with modern celebration.

Vale Farm

A contemporary conversion of traditional Cotswold barns, transforming agricultural buildings with thoughtful detailing.

Elmore Treehouses

Six treehouses gently lifted among the trees, offering an immersive experience of living within nature across Elmore Court's rewilding landscape.

The Gillyflower

A sustainable rammed earth wedding venue at Elmore Court, creatively using low-impact materials to complement the historic setting.

The Mount

A sensitive transformation of a traditional stone cottage set within one of Stroud's hillside villages, balancing heritage and renewal.

Hazelbridge Cottage

A new family home designed for countryside living, with long views across neighbouring woodland and a close connection to the garden.

Dursley Treehouse

Featured on Grand Designs, a timber home lifted among mature trees, carefully crafted to preserve the woodland and natural habitat of the site.

Ivy Lodge

A reimagined wedding venue within historic parkland, blending centuries of heritage with modern celebration.

Vale Farm

A contemporary conversion of traditional Cotswold barns, transforming agricultural buildings with thoughtful detailing.

Elmore Treehouses

Six treehouses gently lifted among the trees, offering an immersive experience of living within nature across Elmore Court's rewilding landscape.

The Gillyflower

A sustainable rammed earth wedding venue at Elmore Court, creatively using low-impact materials to complement the historic setting.

The Mount

A sensitive transformation of a traditional stone cottage set within one of Stroud's hillside villages, balancing heritage and renewal.

Hazelbridge Cottage

A new family home designed for countryside living, with long views across neighbouring woodland and a close connection to the garden.

"This place is flippin' brilliant. It's a great credit to the Architects for designing such a low impact treehouse."

Kevin McCloud

Grand Designs

"Having been through the whole process twice, achieving a very difficult planning permission with Millar Howard, we would thoroughly recommend using their services."

Emily B.

Google review

"The team worked hard to create a wonderful new home in our walled kitchen garden. Heartfelt thanks to all for guiding us thoughtfully from start to finish. The end result is excellent."

Client

Cotswold Farm

"The home of our dreams, built on time and within budget. We are so grateful for the MH team that took our need for more space, and helped us see what was actually possible."

Tom H.

Google review

"We feel more connected to the garden, wildlife, and the changing seasons. Thank you for the profound impact you've had on our family life."

Client

Cambray House

"MHW were architects for our new build project… The process of working with them was relatively stress free, with easy communications and sharing of ideas."

Will S.

Google review

"MHW took over from our previous architect to create our dream home and garden. Friendly, responsive, and hardworking. I highly recommend them."

Client

Amberley

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Challenging sites inspire creative design.

Treehouses among mature trees, listed farmhouses and barns, steep Cotswold hillsides, homes in National Landscapes and plots just beyond the village edge: the sites that put others off are often where our most rewarding projects begin.

We look at constraints early, find the opportunities they hold and set out a clear route through planning, so the hard questions are answered at the start rather than discovered on site.

Planning strategy and heritage

We engage with planning policy from the outset, from listed building consent and conservation areas to National Landscapes, and make a clear, well-evidenced case for change. Careful work with historic buildings can give them a long and useful future.

Leys Farm

New homes in the countryside

Permission in Principle, Technical Details Consent, Design Codes and the routes that allow homes beyond settlement boundaries, from replacement dwellings to rural conversions. We test a site’s potential before you commit to it.

Ullenwood

Building among trees and on slopes

Arboricultural surveys, root protection and lightweight foundations such as screw piles let buildings sit lightly on wooded and steep sites, working with the levels rather than against them.

Elmore Treehouses

Community and stakeholder engagement

Parish councils, neighbours, charities and community groups: we bring people in early, listen well and keep everyone with the project, which builds support and better buildings.

Horsley Church

Sustainability

We design fabric-first, low-carbon buildings in natural materials such as timber, stone and rammed earth, shaped by orientation, daylight and landscape so they are comfortable to live in, suit their place and age well.

Gillyflower

Explore the thinking behind our work…

An Introduction to MHW

Who we are and how we work.

Building the Perfect Wedding Venue

Designing a venue: process, materials and experience.

A Home In The Trees

Living lightly within the woodland canopy.

Retrofitting a Victorian Terrace

Practical strategies for retrofitting a Victorian terrace for energy savings.

Renovating a 1960's Bungalow

A thoughtful renovation approach to a mid-century bungalow.

How to Downsize Your Home

Guidance on simplifying space while improving liveability.

We are always excited to hear about projects of any size.

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