Working with Existing Architecture: Paris and the Pyramid
The separation between old and new can be precise, even deliberate, so long as the relationship is understood.
The Analogue
Perhaps the most technologically successful room is therefore the one in which we are least aware of technology.
Letting the House Speak
The best renovations do not begin with a new look. They begin with listening and observing.
The Thick Wall
We sometimes think of a room, or even a house, as something carved from a wall.
Warm Minimalism is not Absence
People often use “warm minimalism” when they are caught between two instincts.
On Openings
Architecture reveals itself most clearly at the moment it allows something to pass through it. Light, air, view, a body, time.
The Architecture of Temporariness
I was listening to a podcast today. One word in this unrelated conversation caught me: temporariness.
Still Point
Last month, Hannah Abbott from Otomys invited me to join a panel discussion with Helen Redmond as part of Still Point.
Reflecting on Australian Modernism
Last month I had the privilege of speaking at the IID’s annual conference, hosted at Tollmans.
Space for Nostalgia
In our work, we often seek clarity - spaces stripped of ornament and freed from superfluous detail.
Courtyards: Integrating Nature within Modern Living Spaces
In Melbourne, landscapes often function as a backdrop, appreciated more for their visual presence than as spaces to actively inhabit.