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A small studio, on purpose.
Eleven architects and designers, one table and a rule that the person who draws your project is the person you speak to. We take on around twelve projects a year so each one gets our full attention.
Our story
It started with one window.
In 2012 our founders were asked to fix a gloomy terraced kitchen. Instead of a bigger extension, they proposed a single projecting bay window — an oriel — angled to catch the morning sun. The family still calls it the best decision they made.
That project set the pattern for everything since: start with how light, movement and daily routines meet, then spend the budget where you will feel it every day. We have grown, but we have kept the studio small enough that every client knows the team by name.
Principles
Three ideas behind every drawing.
Light comes first
We model sun paths before we place a single wall, so every main room gets the right light at the right time of day.
Materials that age well
Timber, lime, brick and stone, sourced as close to site as we can. Finishes that look better in ten years, not worse.
Spend where you feel it
We put money into the things you touch every day — the stair, the kitchen worktop, the window seat — and save it everywhere else.
140+
Homes and workplaces completed
11
Architects and designers
94%
Delivered within the agreed budget
9
Regional design awards
Team
The people you'll actually work with.
Every project is led by one of our directors from first visit to handover, supported by a project architect and an interior designer.
Mara Lind
Founding director, architect
Jonah Reyes
Director, design & build
Elena Park
Head of interiors
Felix Haddad
Project architect, sustainability lead
Free first conversation
Replies within two working days
Let's draw your next room.
Bring a plot, a floor plan or just a frustration with the way your home works. We'll tell you honestly what's possible and what it might cost.
Oriel
A short letter from the studio, once a month.
New projects, material finds and the odd lesson learned on site. No sales emails.
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