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Ethos
Beautiful, elegant outcomes are often born from intensely thoughtful and energetic environments. This is what we love and hope to share with our clients.
Architectural training is at the heart of what we offer, however, we believe the way that design is explored, tested and communicated fundamentally relates to the quality of the final outcome. While the construction industry often views the process of design and the art of communicating it as separate, we attempt to integrate these into our way of working. We believe in celebrating communication, if this helps reduce concerns and avoid oversights through effective use of technology then we can enjoy the process of creating beautiful, thoughtful designs for our clients and the world to enjoy.
We take pride in creating beautiful content but also helping others to maximise the potential of their own projects. Our skill-set is a compliment to the architectural process and we want to help other designers see and share their vision. We believe in collaboration, the process of design always thrives outside of isolation and everyone brings something unique to that process whether they’re an architect, an artist or someone looking for help with design. We hope to work with anyone who wants to create something of quality.
SERVICES
ARCHITECTURE & VISUALISATION
These two words are often found independently of each other, either Architecture or Visualisation. There are studios that offer one or the other. As a young studio we don’t believe in these distinctions, surely visualising architecture is just part of the process of design? In the same way that a hand-drawn sketch forms an important part of communicating the architectural intent, so now has visualisation become a tool to communicate a more resolved stage in the architectural design and hopefully begin to communicate an emotional resonance with the future space.
Imagining a building or interior from a series of line drawings can be challenging even to experienced professionals and it has long been the role of architectural rendering studios to help make the leap from drawing to the imagined final product.
Studio Scarlett Hessian - Little Ambrook House
CONFIDENCE BUILDS TRUST
As designers, we understand how important it is to be in control of the way we present our work. Architecture is inherently complex, there is a reason it takes a long time to learn the skills required to form a narrative for a project and manifest these into a coherent proposal that balances all the functional requirements with aesthetic resolution. Many creatives will understand the importance of being able to stand beside your work and explain the reasoning behind each decision and why it is relevant and important to a project. Viewed without this narrative, projects often are misunderstood or misinterpreted which ultimately impact the client relationships and future outcome of the project.
By designing with the use of 3d modelling and testing using virtual environments, not only are we able to test our own ideas in a more comprehensive way but we can present with more confidence. As a client, are you more likely to leave a meeting feeling confident about the outcome of a project if you have been shown drawings with some material swatches or an image that shows the design with the lighting and materials applied? Trust is so important in a design process, without it, every step of the design will be punctuated with hesitation or disappointment.
WHAT WE PRODUCE?
We understand the importance of choosing methods of presentation wisely. Photo-real visualisation at the wrong point in a design process can derail the intended conversation very quickly. The resolution required to produce these images immediately suggests a finality to the design that, if misaligned with client expectations, can cause immediate alarm. The best architects have made an art of understanding the most effective methods to communicate the most important aspects of a proposal at the right time in the process. Depending on the scenario this might be sitting down with a sketchbook in front of the client or dimming the lights and playing an animation. We can assist in making these decisions to ensure that the key messages are heard and communicated beautifully, whether this is through sketching, high-resolution CGI or animation.
WHO WE CAN HELP?
We want to work with anyone who cares about design. We are passionate about our projects and we also want to help other professionals realise their own. With the capacity to work as Architect’s and as Visualisation artists, we aim to be a multi-disciplinary studio that can also offer graphics, branding and marketing to projects, developing holistic visions from early concept stage through to the marketing and completion. We are comfortable working on small scale residential projects all the way through to masterplans or high-profile international competitions. If you think we can be of service please feel free to reach out. Below are some of the clients we have worked with in the past:
