Case study
(01)
Oakhouse Architects
A small practice that needed its work to speak first
Type
Websites
Year
2026
Duration
6 weeks
Services
Website, Photography direction
Project lead
Tom Ashby
Site
oakhousearchitects.example
Overview
(01)
A quiet portfolio site with large photographs, plain project facts and an enquiry form that filters for budget and timing.
The brief
Oakhouse designs timber homes and extensions. Their old site was a slideshow of thumbnails. Enquiries were often outside their budget or area.
What we built
Each project gets one large image, then its facts: location, floor area, budget band and build time. The enquiry form asks for location and budget range before it asks for a message. The site loads fast, uses very little animation and reads well on a phone in a builders' merchant.
Result
Unsuitable enquiries dropped by almost half, and the ones that arrive already know what a project costs.
Results
(02)
Result
12
Projects in the portfolio, each with its facts
Result
-45%
Unsuitable enquiries
Result
2.1s
Slowest page load on 4G
In their words
(03)
The site does what a good first meeting does. It shows the work and asks two honest questions.
Anya Oakes, director, Oakhouse Architects
Keep looking
(04)
Other builds from the same studio.
Start here
(05)
Start with one sentence.
Tell us what you sell and who buys it. We reply within one working day with a fixed price and a start date. No call needed unless you want one.