01
Read the site
Orientation, winds, views, neighbours, uses. That survey decides more than any reference image.
What we do
From bare ground to lived-in space
Four fields that follow one another naturally. The practice can take on one of them, or follow you from the first survey to the last piece of furniture.
What we do
From bare ground to lived-in space
Four fields that follow one another naturally. The practice can take on one of them, or follow you from the first survey to the last piece of furniture.
01
Architecture
Design, from sketch to permit
Houses and apartment buildings, schools, churches, hotels, offices and public facilities. The brief is written before the first line, and the file runs through to working drawings.
- Brief, sketch, preliminary design
- Working drawings and permit file
- Architectural site supervision
02
Urban design
Thinking the whole before the plot
Subdivisions, site plans, facilities and roads. Land is divided only once: that is when the value of everything built later is decided.
- Site plans and subdivision
- Fitting into the existing fabric
- Shared facilities and open space
03
Interior design
From classical detailing to pared-back minimalism
Lobbies, typical rooms, restaurants, offices and homes. Materials, textures and details are chosen together, so the interior continues the building instead of contradicting it.
- Layout and furniture
- Materials, colour and light
- Typical rooms and welcome areas
04
Landscape design
Outside matters as much as inside
Surroundings, courtyards, gardens and terraces. In this climate, shade, water and wind do more for comfort than one more air-conditioning unit.
- Approaches and pathways
- Shade, planting and water
- Terraces and outdoor rooms
How we work
The site speaks before we do
A plot has an orientation, winds, views, neighbours and a history. We read those first. The materials then echo local craft, and African rhythms come through in textures, details and the feel of each space. That is the difference between a building placed on a plot and a building that comes from it.
02
Write the brief
What you will do in these spaces, in what order, at what hours. The plan comes after that.
03
Design
Volumes, light, circulation. Materials are chosen for what they do, not for how they look on a price list.
04
Follow the build
A drawing is only worth what gets built. We stay involved until handover.
Next step
A plot, a use, a deadline
Send us those three. We will tell you what the site allows, and where to start.
