Constructive honesty, in dialogue with the essential beauty of what already exists.
View projectsOur goal is to create beautiful, energy-efficient buildings, shaping spaces that foster the physical and emotional well-being of those who inhabit them. As Anna Heringer proclaims, “architecture is a tool to improve lives,” and we put our utmost effort into doing just that
Manifesto
The greatest reward of all: improving people's lives.
Testimonials
Sidonie
Since I have a particular style that blends vintage and modern, the team had to be creative. They took those setbacks as a challenge and showed real creativity in solving certain space problems. The most important thing in a good architect is being able to keep a broader vision than our own and to weigh the practical side of how the installations work. After this work, and very satisfied with the result, we started a second project with them, my own shop. What's more, the result of this work landed us in the pages of magazines such as Architecture Digest and Revista Interiores (with an upcoming feature in the Condé Nast Traveller guide). We recommend this studio and will surely begin a new project with the team…
How we work
A process based on dialogue.
Listening to the user is the first step toward ensuring good solutions with a high degree of usability. And this is not about a questionnaire to define a functional brief with its square footage. Our curiosity goes much further. We want to ensure that the building and the spaces we design will respond to the deepest, most unfathomable desires and needs of those who live in them.
Every project is unique, so there are no rigid rules when it comes to approaching its design. Even so, we always follow a set of principles drawn from bioclimatic architecture, neuroarchitecture and natural building, which have become our road map.
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Analytical tools
The conceptual sketches we develop at the start of the process help us focus the design direction and explore a wide range of opportunities to present ideas to the client quickly.
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Digital technologies
A 3D rendered image gives us (and the client) a good sense of how a space will feel. It helps resolve design details and begin to put together a materials mood board.
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Place and context
We believe architecture must be informed by the singularity of its surroundings, so that the building rests within the place and the place sets off the building.
Bioclimatic design
We design with natural light, mindful of the piercing summer sun and the faint winter one.