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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May 22, 2014

Pears

I dont know about you, but I'm needing a tiny little bit of help to get through the end of the pear season.

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May 12, 2014

Wairarapa

Our lovely clients have just built their own home in the Wairarapa.

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May 8, 2014

Lines

Lines in the landscape are wonderful inspriation for architects who, of course, create linear marks on paper in order to form architecture with vertical planes, horizontal floors and angled rooves.

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Mar 17, 2014

Weathering

Weathering.

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Feb 24, 2014

Seeds

Over the summer I set myself a little photographic exercise looking at different forms within nature that can inspire textures, materials and architecture forms. Seed heads have inspired concepts for structure, light filtration, colours, textures, clusters, patterns and protection.

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