Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Complexity & Contradiction. Cave. The first studio apartment. Roof, walls. A single window and door combo. Your place. Sleep, cook, think. What more? Houses haven’t changed much. Where there is space, we add more rooms. Where there isn’t, we manage with less. They adapt. Progress means complexity. We have all this stuff. Often marketed for […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Design Should Tell a Story Every house has a story. Some tell tales of grand dinners, others whisper about quiet evenings by the fire, and a few might even murmur about the time the DIY project went terribly wrong. But the best stories are the ones that reflect the people who live there—their quirks, values, […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Designing Homes, Not Houses. A house is just a structure—a collection of walls, a roof, and rooms. A home, however, is something entirely different. It’s a place that feels uniquely yours, somewhere you feel at ease and where your life unfolds. Designing a home means looking beyond bricks and mortar to create spaces that resonate […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
The Short One. Not much to say this week—I’ve hit the wall. It’s been a busy one. Three new interesting projects have kept me occupied, along with a planning department that refuses to accept it’s a public service funded by, well, us—the public. There seems to be a clear misunderstanding of “servant” as in civil. […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Architecture Shapes Lives. When a client first approaches me about their home, we often start with the practical details. They may need extra space for a growing family, a kitchen suited to hosting friends, or a dedicated home office instead of sharing workspace with the dining table. All valid and important—but as we talk further, […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
Light Matters. Walk into a room filled with natural light, and you can feel the difference instantly. The space feels brighter, larger, and more inviting. But light doesn’t just shape how a room looks—it profoundly affects how we feel, think, and live. For anyone considering extending or remodelling their home, understanding the role of light […]
Thoughts for the Weekend & this Week’s Links
New Year, New Columns. It’s been a while since I wrote one of these. By October last year, I’d had enough. The columns had been flowing steadily, but as the year slowed, so did I. The slower things got, the harder it was to keep up the momentum. And, just like when you stop an […]
