Commercial Photography

"A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

When you’re building something as detailed as a Passive House, every stage matters.

The structure.

The insulation.

The airtightness.

The services.

The zinc roof.

The hidden details.

The workmanship that most people will never see once the walls are closed up.

Phones have great cameras these days, and we take plenty of site photos ourselves, but there is a big difference between taking a quick snap...

And properly capturing the story of a build.

That’s why, right from the start of our **Halzledean Passive House** project, I asked **Nicki Douglas-Lee Photography** to come along and document the journey properly.

Not just the finished result.

The whole story.

From the groundworks and slab, through the frame, roof, internal works, services, detailing and everything in between.

Because when you’re building to Passive House standards, the work that disappears behind the finished surfaces is just as important as the work everyone sees at the end.

And Nicki has absolutely captured that.

Now, I’ll be honest...

I’m normally rushing around site, covered in dust, trying to get five things done at once, so it has been brilliant having someone there who actually slows the moment down and sees the job differently.

Although she has definitely told me more than once:

“Lee, don’t walk around, you’re going to mess up the light in the room.”

Or...

“I need that moved.”

Or...

“I need to be over there to get this shot right.”

And to be fair...

She was right every time.

All jokes aside, she knows exactly what she’s doing.

The time she takes setting up the shot, finding the right angle, working with the natural light and making sure the image actually tells the story is something you don’t always appreciate until you see the finished photos.

With everything going on, I haven’t even had chance to properly look through all the photo bundles yet.

So I asked Nicki to pick just a few images that showed the project from the start to where we are now.

Then I waited.

And waited.

Then I got the message:

“Lee, I am doing it, but I’ve got so many amazing shots that every time I look, I change my mind on what to send.”

Well...

This is the selection she sent over.

And honestly, I don’t think I need to explain them too much.

The pictures do that for me.

From the early groundworks, to the structure, to the roof, to the internal details and the progress taking shape, these photos show just how much work, planning and craftsmanship goes into a build like this.

This isn’t just a house.

This is a major Passive House project being documented properly from start to finish.

A massive thank you to **@NickiDouglasLeePhotography** for capturing the journey so far and for showing our work in a way that does it justice.

Please give her page a follow and have a look at her work:

**Nicki Douglas-Lee Photography**

**Facebook:** @NickiDouglasLeePhotography

**Website:** nickidouglasleephotography.com

And Nicki...

Thank you for making our messy building site look like something out of a magazine.

There is still a long way to go on this project, but seeing these photos really does make you stop and appreciate how far it has already come.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

And in this case...

Probably a few thousand screws, a few miles of cable, a lot of concrete, a zinc roof and an airtightness result we’ll never stop being proud of.  "