Discover the enduring value of thatching in contemporary architecture, blending tradition with sustainable design across the ...

Taken together, they form the largest thatched roof in Europe at 7,100 sq m [roughly 76,400 sq ft]." The Lanserhof Sylt has generous glazing, which helps fill the interior with natural light ...

The oldest building in Weston-super-Mare has become an even more prominent seafront landmark thanks to the installation of a new thatched roof. The new feature has been carefully constructed ...

The biggest job by far – and ultimately a triumph – was the re-thatching of the roof, combined with a simultaneous decision ...

A thatched cottage was completely destroyed in a fire which ripped through the roof in eight minutes just weeks before it was due to be tiled over. The blaze took over Bob and Paula Hessian's home ...

Road closed after thatched roof fire. Story by Sammy Jenkins - BBC News, Wiltshire • 1d. A road remains closed as fire crews work to extinguish a blaze at a house with a thatched roof.

Supplies of straw for thatched roofs are low due to three poor harvests, says a thatcher A thatcher with a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw had caused problems for ...

Mr Parks was granted permission to build a further extension in April 2022, but he was told he must put a thatched roof on it, so it matched the rest of the property.

Reeds were traditionally used to make thatched roofing. In the Rausa installation, reeds are the sole material used to create a circular pavilion open to the sky. Related: ...

He described the installation of the new beams as "an event of some significance as it is almost unique - the re-roofing of a 1,000-year-old church as it was, when built". "It's taken us 14 months ...