Thoughts

Inspire. Stimulate. Delight.

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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The Architecture of Flow & Intuition

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The Open-Door Philosophy. How Thermal Stability Redefines the New Zealand Coastal home

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Balancing Your Unconstrained Vision with Your Investment Reality

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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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Jan 24, 2014

Relish

Well, we have hit the ground running this year, and I have just drawn breath for the first time in the last couple of weeks.

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