Understand the setting
Light, landscape, neighbouring buildings and existing fabric give the project a useful place to begin.
Architecture & place
Good spaces begin with a better question.
Thoughtful spaces begin with the way people live. Architecture shaped by context, careful questions and the possibilities of a place.
A clear idea, carefully developed.
Make space work harder
Relationships between rooms, thresholds and everyday routines matter as much as the overall form.
Consider the long view
Discuss materials, maintenance and future use alongside the immediate needs of the brief.
A place is more than its plan.
The quality of a space is often felt in small relationships: a view from a doorway, light on a wall or a comfortable route through a familiar room. Those details begin with understanding the whole setting.
Outline brings the practical and spatial into the same conversation. A useful brief makes room for ambition while staying attentive to the context, resources and people who will use the place.
From the first question to the finer detail.
Homes and extensions
Explore the potential of a new home or an existing one, beginning with daily use, setting and a considered brief.
EnquireAdaptation and reuse
Look closely at what a building already offers before deciding what should change and what deserves to remain.
EnquireEarly-stage thinking
A focused starting point for testing a brief, understanding constraints and deciding which questions need a closer look.
EnquireNotes on place.
Journal
Start with the site
Why a useful first drawing may begin with looking carefully at what is already there.
Read storyJournal
A brief that leaves room
Making priorities clear while keeping space for a better question.
Read storyA clear next step.
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Listen and look
Describe how the place works now, what needs to change and which questions remain open.
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Explore and refine
Use drawings, conversations and proportionate studies to compare possibilities and develop a clear direction.
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Define the next stage
Agree the information, responsibilities and specialist input needed before moving forward.