Behind the Design: Beam Ker
Beam Ker on the Six Spatial Archetypes, what atmosphere really means and why clarity before design is the most valuable investment a homeowner can make.
Interviews
Behind the Design: Studio Del Castillo
Studio Del Castillo on reading the unspoken brief, the power of a shadow line and why refusing to take no for an answer is how miracles happen.
Behind the Design: Archive Office
Archive on empathy, the Pragmatic-Poetic-Thematic framework and why the best architectural outcomes are never reached in isolation.
Behind the Design: Quorum Studio
Quorum Studio on subtropical design, the psychology of space and why the most honest brief is also the most useful one.
Behind the Design: Marra + Yeh Architects
Marra + Yeh on vernacular sustainability, the sealed box problem and why understanding your land's natural systems is where every project begins.
Behind the Design: FMD Architects
FMD Architects on the pragmatic and the poetic, materials that echo their landscape and why a client's story is always where the design begins.
Behind the Design: Loupe Architecture
Loupe Architecture on editing over adding, bringing contractors in early and why constraints are a gift when you let them guide the design.
Behind the Design: Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Nathalie Scipioni Architects on 30 years across three countries, heritage as sustainability and why homeowners should share everything from the start.
Behind the Design: &Dalecki
&Dalecki on honest materials, the usefulness of tension in design and why understanding how you already live is where every project begins.
A Home Designed to Age Well: How Studio LIRA Made Room for Change
How adaptable planning, accessible spaces and durable materials help homes support changing needs, with Willoughby House by Studio LIRA.
Behind the Design: PCG Architects
Discover how PCG Architects brings design and construction together to create highly resolved homes shaped around the people who live in them every day.
Behind the Design: The Great Indoors
The Great Indoors on designing for longevity, the value of cross-sector experience and why engaging the builder early sets every project up for success.