(Journal) Notes, essays, site diaries
What we learn on site, at the drawing table and walking through cities. One article a month, roughly.
Method
Why we draw the shadows first
Before drawing a single wall, we spend a day recording where the shadows fall. Here is what it changes.
Detail
Handrails and balustrades: the detail that makes the house
You touch a handrail a hundred times a day. We design it as an object, at full scale.
Essay
A plan is first of all a walk
What you see as you enter, what you discover next: the plan sets the order of emotions.
On site
Site diaries: Pine House
Nine months of construction at the edge of a forest, told through our sketches and photos.