Your new house will be created by fully understanding your ideas, the site's particular traits, and how they interact. It's an essential truth that all structures are constructed within the confines of time, budget, environmental constraints, and any regulatory restrictions. They established the limits where we would create your future home. And while great design might occasionally utilise illusion to push past these boundaries, we waste time and energy when we perceive these limitations as negative; they just are. But when we treat them as something as tangible as gravity, we improve the quality of the architecture.

I'm not building my own house. I'm not going to wake up and drink a cup of coffee in this kitchen or on this deck. This is your stage to inhabit, so it has to be about your story, about the storyline of your life, not mine.

Each client and site have their own unique set of characteristics, and they all intersect differently. The concept of light, space, form, and movement comes from an understanding of who and where you are. I am not the centre of the project; instead, I am the scaffolding to create opportunities for your experiences, whether it is living with your family or exhibiting your art. After all, architecture is where we play out the story of our lives.

What do timber grades mean and how to relate them to your project

Small extensions and building work.

As an architect, you consider many things before starting any design. Here are some to consider before you start.

It all begins with an idea.

It all begins with an idea.