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We begin with the plot — its slope, its orientation, the way the sun crosses it in February — and work inwards. The result is usually a few strong volumes, a clear plan and very few details.

• Feasibility & site study
• Concept & permit
• Technical design
• Site supervision

Interiors are designed as part of the building, not applied to it. We draw stairs, walls, joinery and lighting together, and specify every material ourselves.

• Space planning
• Joinery & built-ins
• Lighting concept
• Material & colour schedule

Most of our renovation work is subtraction. We survey carefully, retain structure and character, and introduce a small number of new elements that are clearly of their time.

• Building survey
• Heritage consultation
• Phased works
• Reuse of existing materials

For restaurants, small hotels and workplaces we design atmosphere as carefully as plan: the route in, the first sound, the way a room feels at eight in the evening.

• Brief & positioning
• Spatial concept
• Fit-out documentation
• Opening support

Where a piece cannot be found, we draw it. Small runs, made in Flanders in oak, steel, stone and linen, and designed to sit comfortably next to quieter things.

• Bespoke furniture
• Limited editions
• Lighting & hardware
• Workshop liaison

For clients building more than one space — a hotelier, a gallery, a family with several houses — we write the principles once and apply them everywhere.

• Design principles
• Material library
• Art & photography direction
• Brand-to-space translation