Jessop and Cook Architects

It certainly holds a special place at Jessop and Cook Architects!

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The client’s treated us to nibbles and wine whilst we looked at the house. The small former coach house was extended and transformed over. The project took over 10 years to materialise and many of the J&C team members worked on it, including most project architects earlier in their career.

A trip down memory lane with a side of nibbles! Last week the team visited an old project, and we were blown away by the unique details developed over time.

Thanks to Beard for organising the event, especially Luke Bennett. It was great to see so many other people there as well. Hope everyone’s legs aren’t too achy today!
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Harry, Rob & Barnaby started the day off strong powering through to lunch then passed the batten to Aline, Martin, Tahima, Amanda & Danni to bring it home! This year, we managed not to come last and ended at a respectable 24th!. We better get training to get 23rd place next year!

Yesterday, we enjoyed taking part in Beard’s 2025 Cyclathon yesterday in aid of The Oxford University Sport and Community Partnership;

It was great to see so much raised for fantastic charities. #jessopandcook #blenheim #networking #oxford #dinner #JessopandCook #JandC #Oxford #Oxfordshire

On Friday, Tahima Dawn, Amanda Selormey and Rob Goacher attended the Silver Star Maternity fund charity dinner at Blenheim Palace, thanks to DBR Limited . It was a great evening with good food, wine, and company. Thanks to Kay R. and the DBR team for the invite.

We had a busy week last week!

On Thursday, Martin Shaw went to the B4’ Raise'25 Showcase Dinner at The Macdonald Randolph Hotel, for a great meal and evening.

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As well as their specialised services, during its sunnier seasons, visitors are also encouraged to explore all parts of the vineyard, walled gardens and enjoy a local glass of wine (furry friends welcome).

Keep an eye open for any upcoming events on their website and get involved!

In developing the brief it was clear that upgrading existing commodities would help with overall experience & day-to-day running. Replacing the existing garden office, polytunnel & barn was a necessity as these spaces act centrally for the staff & individuals who are working towards recovery.

Bridewell Gardens is an outstanding mental health charity located in rural West Oxfordshire who provide a recovery service through social and therapeutic horticulture in a working garden to adults. Their service is available to those in Oxfordshire and aim to restore hope in recovery.

We're excited to announce that our scheme for Bridewell Gardens (beautifully illustrated by Tahima) was recently granted planning permission!

Please get in touch with Amanda, at amandas@jessopandcook.co.uk if you’re interested in any future projects.

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Each guest inspires her to help others understand who they are through their own unique journeys. Outside of that, she gets involved in causes she cares about—like the CEO Sleepout for homelessness—and occasionally help out with events at her church.

She also co-hosts the 1:100 Architecture Podcast where we share relatable stories from across the architecture profession—guests have included Professor Lesley Lokko and Francis Kéré, whose Gando Primary School project first inspired her to pursue architecture.

Amanda discovered the thing that was missing in her career was designing for communities which is why she was interested in working with Jessop & Cook - designing spaces that have lasting impact.
Outside of work, she enjoys pleasure in simple things like listening to music or watching a film.

After graduating, She took part in Design and Build project, Ranwas Primary School in Vanuatu which helped her to understand how impactful design can shape cohesive and progressive communities.

She’s also helping to strategise the social media and branding within the practice.
Her experience so far has been rooted in the residential sector, particularly around Passivhaus and sustainable design.

Welcome Amanda! Amanda has joined us as an architectural designer, starting recently!

She joined us about 4 years into her career & has started working on some very cool local community and mixed-use projects in Oxford. Learning about a variety of projects that we do and people that we work with.

It’s been a pleasure working on this beautiful little project and we can’t wait to see it finished with decorations and styling!

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The clients worked very closely with us and Taurus during the design and construction of the oak frame and hand selected all the finishes, including repurposing a kitchen unit as a new island with new larger worktop surface and bespoke bookcase made to fit extra-large cookery books!

We are nearing completion on a special project delivered by Taurus Oak for a garden room in Marcham. The design features a bespoke oak frame, aluminium roof and a double-glazed pocket sliding door to retain the existing thermal envelope of the main house.

This project is part of one of numerous projects at Exeter College we are working on, we have been helping them decarbonise there historic estate.

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We worked closely with Fenster Glazing to carefully detail the new windows, ensuring superb thermal efficiency in context whilst retaining the 1960’s slimline profiles, satisfying Oxford City Council’s planning team.

It’s always great to see a project start on site! Working with Beard Construction we are replacing windows, carrying out improvements, and adding PVs to the roof of the Thomas Wood Building at Exeter College, facing Broad Street.

Our fingers are crossed for the planning decision as we now move into stage 4.

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We’ve proposed upgrading the building's fabric with internal wood fibre insulation, new double-glazed windows and replacing the failing cement-based infill panels with new lime based panels as well as general repair, repointing and refurbishment.

The application highlights the new internal alterations and a new subservient extension to the end bay of the house, referencing the buildings materiality, form and framing subtly and providing additional flexible space.