Resources.

A collection of helpful downloads including e-books and factsheets, plus interviews and articles that help lift the lid on custom build, Kiss Custom and how to achieve a brilliant home.

We’ll add more over time so be sure to pop back — sign-up to our news here to get occasional items sent direct to your inbox.

The history of the window and its impact on home design

Read about the history of the window and its evolution, and the relationship between windows and the way we live. How the purpose, function and design of windows relates to how home design, and what makes great fenestration.

New brochure for Cox’s Quarry

Read all about the project — everything from site and location to local services, the process for buying a home and price. To access the new brochure click below.

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New custom build e-book

Kiss Custom, custom build, Passivhaus, live projects and more are covered in our new e-book. Click to register for our news and we’ll email you a link as soon as the e-book is ready.

Find out about Kiss House

Kiss Custom is the custom build brand of self-build experts Kiss House.

Ashraya e-book

Read about a fabulous Paragraph 80 home in the Chilterns delivered by our co-founder / director Mike Jacob and a very talented team.

Planning Law has changed — Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) — new Q&A factsheet available to download now

BNG has become a compulsory condition for achieving planning permission, applying to all major developments from January 2024 and smaller sites from April 2024

Claudia Stephens from Urbanist Architecture delved into this critical topic and we’ve turned her interview into a downloadable factsheet for you. Click to open it now.

Read about our collaboration with Mole Architects at Orchard Farm

All about how and why we have teamed up with the brilliant folks at Mole to offer our total package at Orchard Farm.

Biophilic design and bringing the benefits of nature inside

We interviewed Oliver Heath on Biophilic design.

Dictionary of key terms

Custom and self-build, Passivhaus and heat loss — starting a project can be like learning a new language so we’ve made a dictionary to help.

Some information on some of the organisations and associations we’re affiliated with — guaranteeing quality and your peace of mind.

Information on how we are sustainable in all we do and our approach to building exceptionally sustainable homes.

An overview of custom build — what it is, why it came about and why it’s a brilliant way of self-building.

Take a look at the plots available for our homes at both Orchard Farm and Cox’s Quarry — you can make an enquiry too.

A factsheet on what it is, why we love it and why it’s great for you. A clue — it’s all about your comfort (and running costs are very low!).

If you want to self or custom build you need to join the self-build registers and ensure that relevant local authorities know.

The fascinating history of the window and its huge impact on our homes and how we live.

Read about the internal climates of our buildings and how they affect they way we live.

Read our timber resource guide on the Kiss House website.

Research shows that environmental noise pollution is the world’s second largest pollutant! It affects our mental and physical health.

Packed full of inspiration, interviews and much more we wrote an e-book all about wood and why we love it. You can download it below.

Colour choice is an expression of personality and identity. Colour affects our mood and changes our perception of the spaces we inhabit.