In our work, the choreography of the human experience precedes the genesis of form.

By raising questions that challenge convention, we redefine parameters for shaping space and experience; and in doing so, uncover new dimensions in the way that we relate to our physical environment.

Issues such as the inhabitants’ rituals; the temporal variance in light and climate; the tactile and acoustic qualities of materials, are all explored for the ways in which they inflect upon one another in the creation of an integrated and visceral experience.

Architecture articulates spaces and activities; it also defines the transitions between them. It is in the transitions, the overlaps and the folds, that new experiences are shaped and where familiar ones are brought into new light.

Above left and left: two views of a hallway in the Schmalix residence
Photos by Tim Street-Porter

Below left: bathroom in the Schmalix residence
Photo by Deborah Bird

Below right: Maunu bath window
Photo by Deborah Bird

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