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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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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Oct 14, 2014

Room to grow

Have I said how much I love working with families and giving them room to grow?

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Sep 16, 2014

Memory and Architecture

What spaces do you remember from childhood, which ones stick in your memory?

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Sep 12, 2014

Work in progress

A little glimpse of work in progress - just experimenting with light, shadow and textures to create a space that has character and soul.

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Aug 26, 2014

Before and After

A renovation breathes new life into a house.

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