“A brilliant re-working of existing agricultural buildings to create a destination stop and café. Inspired use of materials and reclaimed fixtures and fittings. Wow!

Knepp Wilding Kitchen and Shop is holistic in its approach with rewilding and biodiversity, the very concept of the Knepp Estate, at the heart of the project. With clear contrast and sympathy between heritage and new architecture interventions, the project has achieved excellent sustainability credentials from the re-use and up-cycling of materials, to the use of local timber, to the food served in the café being locally produced to reduce food miles.”

— Sussex Heritage Trust Award Panel

“The West Barn has been a godsend. We’ve had garden openings and other events downstairs, from presentations with up to 80 people, to family movie nights. The studio provided homeschooling over lockdown , work space for artists, and Pilates classes, and the attic flat is much in demand by family members wishing to have a brief respite from the family! As well as being built to such a high standard and beautiful to look at, it has been well used.”

— Private Client

“Working with Michael Kaner on three stages of development at Orleans House Gallery has created a holistic seamless vision. The contemporary interventions are practical, well-designed, well-made from quality materials and are sympathetic to the historical listed site. “

— Rachel Tranter - Former Head of Arts, London Borough of Richmond

“Open-plan living has helped us to achieve what we envisaged – the ability to spend more time together as a family… The interaction of the hatches and the views you get through the steel frames into the main space are really clever.”

— Private Client

We needed help and a trawl of local architects on the internet brought me to Kaner Olette whose website looked that bit more interesting than the rest. Our hands were held every step of the way and our builder remarked that in his 30 years in business he had never encountered an architect with such an eye for detail. If we ever considered repeating the exercise we would know our first port of call.

— Private Client