Crafted Landscapes specialises in creating structures and spaces that maximise time spent outdoors.
The team uses nature's patterns to influence their designs. Crafted Landscapes believes that architecture, gardens, and the wider landscape should be considered as one cohesive entity, seamlessly blending the built and natural environments to create harmonious spaces that connect people with nature. Owner, Jamie Dobinson strives to design and build schemes that prioritise biodiversity, natural materials, and respect for the surrounding wildlife.
Crafted Landscapes is an award-winning and accredited landscape design and build company, registered with the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) Lead designer, Jamie has a wealth of experience having studied and worked within the architectural field, in addition, having gained 15 years of landscape, construction and project management experience, Jamie has a sympathetic and deep understanding of how to integrate projects seamlessly between buildings, gardens, and the wider landscape.
Crafted Landscapes' core beliefs:
Jamie makes it a priority to understand how his clients would like to feel within their outdoor environment, exploiting all of the senses to stimulate a soul-enhancing experience The company often uses nature's key elements as a foundation block and material palette for their construction projects, sourcing natural, quality materials, from sustainably certified suppliers, reusing and up-cycling, keeping waste minimal, incorporating green building alternatives where possible.
Crafted Landscapes looks to improve soil and air quality, planting plentiful native species and trees, highlighting the benefits of homegrown produce, and supporting existing wildlife by promoting new habitats.
Jamie strives to work with like-minded craftspeople, clients, and communities, helping forge a culture of outdoor loving enthusiasts, continuing to learn and share information that encourages people to live in harmony with nature.
"Our approach tends to be organic, incorporating flowing curves and naturalistic style, we are often inspired by the smaller details, taking influence from the surrounding environment and nearby architecture."
"Catsfield Cabin
A semi-open structure that offers the user differing levels of cover and protection from the elements. This space was designed as a multiuse functional cabin. Upon entry the timber frame remains predominantly open, oak posts and beams invite the user inwards, with just a modest structure offering only its architectural presence and aesthetic. This area houses the outdoor pizza oven, log store and BBQ station.
As the user walks through the cabin, the roof above and walls to the side gradually start to gain fabric, hit and miss timbers begin to infill the structure and offer a sense of closure and warmth to the space. The intermittently placed timbers offer a dramatic sense of calm when the dappled light disperses through them, creating all sorts of interesting shade and light patterns during the daylight hours.
Of course, every outdoor space needs cover from the elements, this cabin gradually forms a fully weather-tight space, and the end section contains a functioning garden kitchen, with all the required services, shelving, cupboards and stone sink. The worktops were crafted using a section of locally sourced oak slab, planed, sanded and oiled, the live front edge has been left to naturally show off its curves. The galvanised light fittings and salvaged materials all add to the simplicity and charm of this tranquil secluded space.
The cabin merges into its external surroundings with the clever use of site levels and tampered topography. We excavated the area and created low-level earth mounds on either side of the structure, in addition to planting a number of native hedging plants, this has helped nestle the building into its countryside context.
'Catsfield Cabin is more than a structure—it’s a retreat that balances functionality, aesthetics, and harmony with the environment.'"
