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A Selection of Our Work

We have been making yurts for more than twenty years, and quite a few photographs have found their way onto different parts of this website over that time.

This page brings some of them together in one place: finished yurts, interiors, Glass Wall yurts, insulated yurts, canvas yurts and a few photographs from the workshop.

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Glass Wall Yurts

Interior of a Glass Wall yurt with a wide glazed frontage — Wide Glass Wall interior A broad glazed frontage brings light into the yurt and opens the circular interior towards the view. Click to enlarge

Glass Wall Yurt Workshop yurt at dusk with a wide glazed frontage — Glass Wall yurt at dusk The glazed frontage comes alive in the evening, showing how much light and connection to the outside the Glass Wall creates. Click to enlarge

Interior of a 24 foot high-wall insulated Glass Wall Yurt Workshop yurt — 24 foot high-wall Glass Wall yurt A large insulated yurt with high walls and a broad Glass Wall, bringing a huge amount of natural light into the interior. Click to enlarge

Glass Wall Yurt Workshop yurt among rocks and olive trees in a mountain landscape — Glass Wall yurt in the landscape A Glass Wall yurt set into a rocky Mediterranean landscape, with the glazed frontage opening directly onto the surroundings. Click to enlarge

Glass Wall yurt in Greece on a raised timber platform — Glass Wall yurt in Greece A completed yurt set into a mountain landscape, with a glazed frontage and raised platform. Click to enlarge

Warm interior of a Glass Wall Yurt Workshop yurt — Glass Wall living space A finished interior showing how the glazing can be added without losing the circular structure and character of the yurt. Click to enlarge

Insulated Yurts

Insulated Glass Wall yurt with wood-burning stove in a Mediterranean garden — Insulated Glass Wall yurt in a garden An insulated yurt with a Glass Wall and wood-burning stove, settled naturally into a Mediterranean garden. Click to enlarge

Insulated Yurt Workshop yurt with a full-glass door in a mountain landscape — Insulated yurt with full-glass door The full-glass door brings the view right into the yurt while the rest of the structure remains simple and traditional. Click to enlarge

Coloured insulated Yurt Workshop yurt with wooden door and separate window beneath a rainbow — Coloured insulated yurt beneath a rainbow An insulated yurt with a coloured roof, wooden door and separate window, sitting in a green landscape beneath a rainbow. Click to enlarge

Full-glass wooden door fitted to an insulated Yurt Workshop yurt — Full-glass yurt door A closer look at one of our full-glass door designs and the way it sits within the yurt wall. Click to enlarge

Canvas Yurts

Canvas Yurt made by Yurt Workshop — Canvas Yurt One of our Canvas Yurts, with the natural chestnut frame and traditional circular form. Click to enlarge

Interior of a Canvas Yurt with exposed chestnut frame and roof poles — Inside a Canvas Yurt With no felt insulation or inner liner, the natural chestnut lattice and roof poles remain fully visible inside. Click to enlarge

Yurt Interiors

Yurt bedroom with chestnut lattice and wooden door — Simple yurt bedroom One of the pleasures of a yurt interior is that the structure remains visible: lattice, roof poles, crown and door all form part of the room. Click to enlarge

Yurt interior with wood-burning stove and glass window — Yurt interior with stove A lived-in yurt interior with a stove and a large glazed panel looking onto the garden. Click to enlarge

Chestnut roof poles and oak crown inside a Yurt Workshop yurt — Chestnut roof poles and oak crown The roof is one of the defining views inside a yurt. The natural chestnut poles lead into the solid oak crown at the centre. Click to enlarge

Decoratively painted oak yurt crown seen from below — A specially painted crown The crown can become a strong visual feature in its own right. This one was painted for a particular customer and project. Click to enlarge

Yurts Through the Seasons

Yurt Workshop yurt in a green summer garden — Yurt in summer A Yurt Workshop yurt sitting among the trees and planting in full summer. Click to enlarge

Yurt Workshop yurt in a snow-covered winter landscape — Yurt in deep winter A yurt sitting in a landscape transformed by heavy snow. Click to enlarge

Yurt Workshop yurt in an autumn landscape — Yurt in autumn A yurt settled into the landscape as the surrounding trees turn through their autumn colours. Click to enlarge

Insulated Yurt Workshop yurt beneath a rainbow in a rural landscape — Yurt beneath a rainbow A Yurt Workshop yurt settled into a broad rural landscape beneath a rainbow. Click to enlarge

Yurt Workshop yurt during an evening gathering — A yurt in use An evening gathering around the yurt, with the garden and lights becoming part of the setting. Click to enlarge

Insulated Yurt Workshop yurt in a frosty winter landscape — Insulated yurt in winter A Yurt Workshop yurt sitting through a hard frost, a good example of the year-round conditions these yurts are built to live in. Click to enlarge

Yurts in Different Places

Yurt Workshop yurt set among rocks in Greece — Yurt in Greece A Yurt Workshop yurt fitted into a rocky Mediterranean site, with a wooden door and glazed sections across the front. Click to enlarge

Yurt Workshop yurt in a wooded autumn landscape — Yurt in woodland A Yurt Workshop yurt sitting naturally within an autumn landscape. Click to enlarge

Sand-coloured Yurt Workshop yurt on a raised timber platform — Sand-coloured yurt A sand-coloured Yurt Workshop yurt on a timber platform, with the natural wood door and traditional external tension bands. Click to enlarge

Yurt Workshop yurt in a garden setting — Garden yurt A Yurt Workshop yurt in a warm-climate garden setting. Click to enlarge

Coloured Yurt Workshop yurt in rural France — A coloured yurt in France Sand walls with a contrasting coloured roof show how canvas colour can change the character of the finished yurt. Click to enlarge

Glass Wall yurt in a green garden — Glass Wall yurt in a garden A Yurt Workshop Glass Wall yurt sitting within a green garden, with doors and windows built into the wall. Click to enlarge

Inside the Workshop

Cutting mortices in a handcrafted oak yurt crown — Making an oak crown Cutting the mortices that receive the roof poles at the correct angle. Click to enlarge

Natural chestnut yurt frame assembled in the workshop — A yurt raised in the workshop We assemble every yurt before it leaves us so that the frame, crown, roof poles, doors and windows can all be checked together. Click to enlarge

Natural wool felt being fitted to a yurt in the workshop — Fitting the insulation Natural wool felt being fitted over a completed frame before the outer covers go on. Click to enlarge

16 foot yurt frame being pitched in a garden — Pitching a yurt The lattice wall, door frame, crown and roof poles form the entire structural skeleton before the covers are added. Click to enlarge

Looking for Something Particular?

If one of these yurts has caught your eye, get in touch and tell me which photograph you are looking at. I can tell you more about the size, specification, doors, windows and other details.

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