Journal
Notes from the studio
A working record of what we are reading, drawing and arguing about. Practice, materials and the quiet decisions that decide how a building ages.
Why We Keep Coming Back To Brick And Timber
Two materials, decades apart in age, that still do more honest work than almost anything newer we could specify.
Reading The Site Before We Draw A Single Line
The most valuable hours of any project happen before the first sketch. Here is what we are actually looking for.
Low Carbon Without The Lecture: A Plain Guide
How we cut the carbon of a building quietly, through structure and daylight, long before anyone bolts on a gadget.
The Case For Fewer, Better Rooms
Most homes are asked to have every room. The good ones are asked to have the right ones. On editing a plan down.
Buildings That Help A Town Hear Itself
What we learned shaping sound out of concrete shells and generous, daylit public rooms for a small arts center.