FROM A WINDOW TO A NEIGHBOURHOOD

Find a pattern.

Explore the spaces between everyday life and architecture.

22interactive studies

22 patterns to explore

Illustrated model of window seat01
DetailInterior

Window seat

A deep reveal with room to read, rest and look out.

Illustrated model of sheltered balcony02
BuildingThreshold

Sheltered balcony

A timber gallery between home and courtyard.

Illustrated model of timber corner window03
DetailInterior

Timber corner window

Wraparound glazing and a continuous timber sill.

Illustrated model of street sections04
StreetUrban

Street sections

Balance homes, gardens, paths and passing traffic.

Illustrated model of stilt houses05
BuildingWaterside

Stilt houses

A raised timber dwelling at the edge of the water.

Illustrated model of riad courtyard06
BuildingCourtyard

Riad courtyard

Rooms and shaded galleries around water and planting.

Illustrated model of japanese engawa07
BuildingThreshold

Japanese engawa

A timber veranda connecting room and garden.

Illustrated model of grasse streets08
StreetUrban

Grasse streets

Shuttered facades, stepped passages and café squares.

Illustrated model of new london09
BuildingUrban

New London

Brick housing shaped by bays, balconies and deep openings.

Illustrated model of grasse settlement10
NeighbourhoodHillside

Grasse settlement

A compact town of sloping streets and shared squares.

Illustrated model of townhouse facade11
BuildingUrban

Townhouse facade

Georgian sash-window rhythm or Victorian bays and gables.

Illustrated model of dutch townhouse12
BuildingWaterside

Dutch townhouse

Sculpted gables, tall windows and an optional row of canal-side neighbours.

Illustrated model of frome high street13
StreetHillside

Frome high street

A cobbled shopping hill with painted shopfronts and stone façades.

Illustrated model of floating dutch houses14
NeighbourhoodWaterside

Floating Dutch houses

Timber homes on pontoons, roof terraces and a shared jetty over water.

Illustrated model of a cotswold terrace15
StreetHillside

A Cotswold terrace

Bibury-inspired stone cottages, irregular gables, cottage gardens and a mill stream.

Illustrated model of machiya shopping street16
StreetHillside

Machiya shopping street

Kyoto shopfronts, timber lattices and tiled eaves stepping up a stone lane.

Illustrated model of machiya deep plan17
BuildingInterior

Machiya deep plan

A narrow Kyoto townhouse with a deep sequence of rooms, passage and courtyard gardens.

Illustrated model of french hill town18
NeighbourhoodHillside

French hill town

A Saint-Pons-de-Mauchiens circulade: stone houses, concentric lanes, a summit church and vineyards.

Illustrated model of london mews19
StreetUrban

London mews

Carriage-house doors, sash windows and climbing gardens along a shared cobbled lane.

Illustrated model of andalusian patio house20
BuildingCourtyard

Andalusian patio house

Whitewashed arcades, terracotta roofs and a flowering patio with a central fountain.

Illustrated model of cotswold burgage town21
NeighbourhoodUrban

Cotswold burgage town

A limestone market street with narrow burgage frontages, deep gardens, workshops and back lanes.

Illustrated model of desert wind catcher house22
BuildingCourtyard

Desert wind catcher house

An earthen desert house with a badgir wind tower, shaded courtyard and a cutaway airflow study.