Journal

Notes from the studio

A few essays a year. We write them when there is something specific to say — usually after a conversation we keep having with new clients.

Selection of natural stone slabs in a warehouse

Why we still draw stone by hand

A short defence of the slowest part of any project — flying to the slab yard, picking up a piece of marble, and walking around it for forty minutes before saying yes.

Hand-sketched floor plan with pencil annotations on tracing paper

The room you remove first

Most renovations begin by adding a room. Most of ours begin by taking one away. A note on the discipline of subtracting before drawing anything new.