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Concept Architecture

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Where a project actually begins

Every building we make begins with a long, quiet look at the place it belongs to. We draw by hand before we draw by machine, testing the idea against the light, the slope and the way people will actually move through a day. One studio carries that idea the whole way, so nothing is lost between the sketch and the built room.

Site readingConcept sketchingDetailingConsultationOn-site delivery
Concept Architecture

One studio, start to finish

The architects who draw your project are the ones who walk the site and sign off the last detail.

Draw by hand first

We sketch before we model, so the idea leads the software instead of the other way around.

Built to age well

Low-carbon structure, daylight before wiring, materials we can name the source of.

By the numbers
On-time delivery
96%

Projects handed over on or ahead of the programme we set at the very first meeting.

Repeat & referral
78%

New work that comes from a past client or the builder who worked alongside us.

How it runs

Four steps, one studio the whole way

01

Site & Brief

We walk the ground, listen to how you live or work, and set an honest brief before any lines are drawn.

02

Concept & Sketch

Ideas start by hand. We test the shape against the light, the slope and the budget until one clearly holds.

03

Design & Detail

The joints owners never notice are the ones we obsess over. Every detail is drawn, priced and proven.

04

Build & Handover

The same people who drew it see it through on site, so the finished place matches the promise on paper.

FAQ

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The questions we hear most

As early as you can. The most valuable decisions happen before a line is drawn, when we are still reading the site and shaping the brief with you.
Our home ground is Oregon and Washington, but we take a small number of projects further afield each year when the place and the people are the right fit.
Gladly. We partner with builders and makers we trust, and we are just as happy joining a team you already have in place.
Nothing. The first conversation is simply us listening to what you have in mind and telling you honestly whether we are the right studio for it.