Our Design Approach.
We seek to create beautiful, treasured projects. Architecture that is accessible, high quality, and enduring. There is never a preconception. There is no fixed solution. The design process uncovers it through exploration and collaboration with our clients. Our approach rests on three principles:
Care: for clients, relationships, and the environment
Clarity: making the process clear and the design make sense
Character: every project has its own story
Care:
Sustainability means creating something worth treasuring.
When a project is loved, it lasts. And lasting architecture is the most sustainable kind. We encourage building less, but building better. Smaller, higher quality projects mean more open space, less waste, and smarter use of resources. Sustainable practice comes from three directions:
Attitude: the decisions we make together, from scale to lifespan
Practical applications: passive design, construction methods, and material choices
Innovation: smart technologies that add value beyond trends
Clarity:
Design that is clear, both in process and in outcome.
We set out a transparent process and fee structure so clients know where they stand. In design, clarity means solutions that are logical and well-resolved. We are open to experimentation, in fact we thrive on this. But every design must make sense. In planning, in concept, and in daily life.
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VISION
Every project begins with a vision. The dreams of the client shape the beginnings of a project and is the foundation upon which all is built. The architects role is to bring this vision to life.
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THE SITE
The physical location of the project determines a multitude of factors that will influence the design; Climate, surroundings, existing built forms, regulations, views, solar gains, prevailing winds, history.
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SHAPING
These are the timeless ingredients that shape quality architecture. The Concept. Spatial Planning. Form. Materials. Light. Firmness. Equity. Delight.
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HUMAN MOMENTS
The personalized details that makes a house a home. This is about crafting unique, tangible emotional moments that can be appreciated by and catered towards individual users.
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THE INTANGIBLE
Lightning in a bottle or moments of magic. These are the harder to quantify elements that delight and surprise, either through coincidence, chance or design.
Character:
Each project has its own, just waiting to be uncovered.
Shaped by the client, the site, and the team who brings it to life. Five key ingredients guide this discovery:
Vision: the dreams and goals of our clients
The Site: climate, history, and unique features
Shaping: timeless tools: concept, space, form, light, materials, flow
Human Moments: the details that make a house a home
The Intangible: the magic that cannot be forced, only revealed
Design Exploration
Discovery requires a curious spirit. Exploration is at the heart of our process. Through sketches, models, and conversation, we test options, compare alternatives, and uncover the best way forward. By allowing time to explore, we give our clients confidence that the final design is not the first idea, but the right idea.
“It is only by drawing often, drawing everything, drawing incessantly, that one fine day you discover, to your surprise, that you have rendered something in its true character.”
— Camille Pissarro
Collaboration:
The cast of Characters
Great projects come from great relationships. The core is the partnership between client, architect, and builder. Around this, a network of specialists add expertise. Engineers, surveyors, landscape designers, specialists, tradespeople and artisans. Our role is to guide this collaboration so that every voice strengthens the project and every detail works in harmony.
