Method
The sequence is fixed; only the depth of each stage changes with the project.
We walk the site, photograph the light at three times of day and talk to the people who will use the building.
One clear parti, tested in plan and section, presented as drawings rather than renderings so the decisions stay visible.
Materials chosen for what the region can supply and maintain, with the junctions drawn at the scale the mason will actually work from.
Weekly visits, a written report and the authority to correct what drifts before it is buried in concrete.
A visit twelve months after handover to see how the building is ageing and what we would change next time.
Method
The sequence is fixed; only the depth of each stage changes with the project.
We walk the site, photograph the light at three times of day and talk to the people who will use the building.
One clear parti, tested in plan and section, presented as drawings rather than renderings so the decisions stay visible.
Materials chosen for what the region can supply and maintain, with the junctions drawn at the scale the mason will actually work from.
Weekly visits, a written report and the authority to correct what drifts before it is buried in concrete.
A visit twelve months after handover to see how the building is ageing and what we would change next time.
Method
The sequence is fixed; only the depth of each stage changes with the project.
We walk the site, photograph the light at three times of day and talk to the people who will use the building.
One clear parti, tested in plan and section, presented as drawings rather than renderings so the decisions stay visible.
Materials chosen for what the region can supply and maintain, with the junctions drawn at the scale the mason will actually work from.
Weekly visits, a written report and the authority to correct what drifts before it is buried in concrete.
A visit twelve months after handover to see how the building is ageing and what we would change next time.
Method
The sequence is fixed; only the depth of each stage changes with the project.
We walk the site, photograph the light at three times of day and talk to the people who will use the building.
One clear parti, tested in plan and section, presented as drawings rather than renderings so the decisions stay visible.
Materials chosen for what the region can supply and maintain, with the junctions drawn at the scale the mason will actually work from.
Weekly visits, a written report and the authority to correct what drifts before it is buried in concrete.
A visit twelve months after handover to see how the building is ageing and what we would change next time.