Notes on design, process and material.
Writing from the studio — what we are thinking about, testing, specifying and learning from the projects on our desks.
Material memory: why lime plaster ages better than paint
A wall that records the hand that made it, and keeps recording light for the next thirty years.
The shaded court, revisited
Why the oldest cooling device in South Indian building is still the most useful one we have.
02 March 2026
Drawing the joint before the building
Detail resolution as a design tool rather than a documentation stage.
18 February 2026
Brass that is allowed to breathe
On unlacquered metal, patina, and designing for the way a surface will look in year ten.
30 January 2026
Inside Mr Shekar Villa
From a sloping site in Tuticorin to a plan organised entirely around shade.
12 January 2026
Against the moodboard
Why we start with questions about how a family eats dinner, not with a reference image.
20 December 2025
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