Journal

Notes from the studio on buildings, materials and the decisions behind our work.

Slate-clad entrance with a recessed doorway and climbing vines

Designing a Good Entrance

Shelter, access and somewhere to pause: the small decisions that make an entrance work.

Essays

Architect drawing a floor plan by hand

Before the First Drawing

What a site visit can reveal about light, access, neighbours and the brief.

Projects

Stacks of timber boards in a dark workshop

Choosing Materials for Daily Use

How cleaning, weathering and repair inform the materials we choose.

Essays

Historic brick and timber buildings along a cobbled path

Open Table: Working with Existing Buildings

A discussion of surveys, retained structures and the choices involved in a conversion.

Events

Curved metal lattice facade seen from below

Explaining a Project in Public

What public reviews bring to decisions about access, maintenance and everyday use.

News

Ornate plaster ceiling and arches viewed from below

Drawing the Details

How junctions, fixings and construction sequences turn a design into a building.

Projects

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