Cultivate

Qualify

Conceive

Refine

Realise

Revisit

Look before you design

We continually observe and connect with the urban and natural worlds, storing clues and references to inspire projects as yet unknown.

Fondazione Prada by Rem Koolhaas (Milan, Italy)

Oslo City Hall by Arneberg & Magnus Poulsson (Oslo, Norway)

V&A Exhibition Road Quarter by AL_A (London, UK)

Sa Llotja (Palma de Mallorca, Spain)

Londonon research trip (Paris, France)

Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, USA)

Dhobi Ghat clothes washing district (Mumbai, India)

Serpentine Pavilion by Frida Escobedo (London, UK)

Door Knob (Sant'Angelo in Colle, Italy)

Cycle to MIPIM (Cannes, France)

PropSki (Chamonix, France)

Fondazione Prada by Rem Koolhaas (Milan, Italy)

Oslo Opera House by Snohetta (Oslo, Norway)

Bosco Verticale by Stefano Boeri (Milan, Italy)

Bartlett Summer Show (London, UK)

Haptic Roof Life at LFA (London, UK)

Immersive skiing at PropSki (Chamonix, France)

Londonon (London, UK)

Mountain hut (Zuoz, Switzerland)

Early morning train journey (Kent, UK)

View from White Collar Factory by AHMM (London, UK)

Londonon research trip (El Ejido, Spain)

Cycle to MIPIM (Bari, Italy)

Dad Dancing on Haptic study trip (Oslo, Norway)

Londonon research trip (Oslo, Norway)

Biblioteca Vasconcelos by Alberto Kalach and Juan Palomar (Mexico City, Mexico)

Green Wall La Pescaia (Tuscany, Italy)

Londonon research trip (Milan, Italy)

Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale by Sverre Fehn (Venice, Italy)

Scaffolding on the Tate Modern Blavatnik Building by Herzog & de Meuron (London, UK)

Roof Life at LFA (London, UK)

Anish Kapoor at Pitzhanger Manor (London, UK)

RSH+P Offices at The Leadenhall Building (London, UK)

Londonon research trip (El Ejido, Spain)

Ask the right questions

Led by curiosity, we align what we see with what we know, mapping the context, distilling the brief and uncovering the inherent potential of both.

Grønlikaia

Visiting the harbour

Drømmehagen

Fyrtårnet

Fyrtårnet

Site visit

Oslo Highrise

Historic map

Indre Laksevåg

Site links

Oslo Airport City

Drummond Street axis

HS2 London Euston Station

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Tårnkvartalet

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Fan the Spark

We set the direction for the project, consulting our references, developing a strategy and beginning to imagine a physical form to test against the brief.

Environmental analysis

Anno Domkirkeodden

Site analysis

Indre Laksevåg

Inhabited svaberg

AQ

Design strategies

Oslo Highrise

Exploded study

Mo i Rana Airport

Green spine

Chadwell Heath

Conceptual sketch- human activity

Archive Homestore and Kitchen

Europan

Site strategy

Europan

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Uncover the finer grain

With our collaborators we develop and refine the idea, exploring the haptic qualities of the project, and the specifics of look, feel and build.

Match technique and idea

As construction begins, we stay with the project, working with its makers to make sure our design, social and environmental intent is understood and retained.

Complete the circle

All buildings have a life far beyond completion, and we chart the impression our work leaves on environment, place and people for reference in future projects.