Thoughts

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When we’re not designing or creating, we’re thinking. A lot. We love to think and Lisa loves to write. Here, she shares her latest musings with you.

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Feb 11, 2015

Intuitive Architecture

What do you think about when you are about to build a new home ....

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Jan 12, 2015

The art of architecture

"The idea of reading a building as we would read Milton or Dante, and getting the same kind of delight out of the stones as out of the stanzas, never enters our mind for a moment...

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Dec 8, 2014

2014

So we are coming to the end of another year and thought we would take a quick look at selection of the projects that have been on the boards in 2014.

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Nov 12, 2014

Framed

We had a photoshoot at our own house this week.

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Nov 5, 2014

Openness and enclosure

Understanding architecture design principles when you are setting out to build or renovate your own home helps transform an ordinary house into a great one.

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