Room for common life.
Room for common life.
Room for common life.
Courtyards, gardens and the places in between. We design around the everyday things that bring people together.
Courtyards, gardens and the places in between. We design around the everyday things that bring people together.
Courtyards, gardens and the places in between. We design around the everyday things that bring people together.
Two crops from one imagined view.
Two crops from one imagined view.
Imagined study · Common Ground · AI-generated image
Different places. A shared purpose.
Different places. A shared purpose.
Different places. A shared purpose.
Three studies in making more room for everyday public life: a shaded courtyard, a rain garden and a neighbourhood threshold.
Three studies in making more room for everyday public life: a shaded courtyard, a rain garden and a neighbourhood threshold.
Three studies in making more room for everyday public life: a shaded courtyard, a rain garden and a neighbourhood threshold.
Rain Court
Rain Court
A small planted court where water, movement and somewhere to sit are considered as one landscape.
A small planted court where water, movement and somewhere to sit are considered as one landscape.
Fictional, unbuilt study. No drainage capacity, biodiversity improvement or other measured result is claimed.
After School
After School
A neighbourhood threshold that makes room for waiting, meeting and public life beyond the school day.
A neighbourhood threshold that makes room for waiting, meeting and public life beyond the school day.
Fictional, unbuilt study. No real school, client or consultation process is represented.
A place is more than a plan.
A place is more than a plan.
A place is more than a plan.
It is where someone waits, takes a shortcut, finds a little shade or meets a neighbour. Our starting point is the life already there. The proposal should make that life easier to share.
It is where someone waits, takes a shortcut, finds a little shade or meets a neighbour. Our starting point is the life already there. The proposal should make that life easier to share.
Public spaces & courtyards
Public spaces & courtyards
Landscape & planted places
Landscape & planted places
Pavilions & temporary use
Pavilions & temporary use
Start with what is there.
Start with what is there.
Start with what is there.
Listen, look closely and put the possibilities in view. A clear process makes room for useful decisions at each stage.
Listen, look closely and put the possibilities in view. A clear process makes room for useful decisions at each stage.
Have a place in mind?
Have a place in mind?
A rough idea is enough to begin. Tell us where it is, who it is for and what you would like to change.
A rough idea is enough to begin. Tell us where it is, who it is for and what you would like to change.
Start the conversation