A fireplace was the original focus.
Staring into it gave space to think, to drift, to just be.

Now our gaze is fixed on screens, the trance manipulated, not meditative.
Maybe the real pollution is the digital noise drowning the natural rhythms we once lived by.

Light a fire.
Remember who you are.

Looking back at hundreds of years of chimney building makes you wonder if a modern stainless steel pipe sticking out of a bungalow can be called 'progress'

In an era where sustainability and health are paramount, how do we balance beauty, functionality, and environmental impact in architecture?

To put visible emissions from modern wood stoves into context, look at the low level fumes coming from your gas boiler on a chilly day.
Burning fossil fuel produces pollution that is harmful to health, environments and the planet.
#Woodstove #airquality

Great day replacing an old illegal stove with a modern wood stove. Reducing the emissions by 75% in this 1950's property where I can see Tilbury docks and the carbon laden products being delivered from around the world, while my customer sources his fuel from next door.