Understand the setting
Light, landscape, neighbouring buildings and existing fabric give the project a useful place to begin.
A practice of looking closely.
A practice of looking closely.
Practical thinking and a considered response to the character of each place.
Discuss a place
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.
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.
The way we work.
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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.