Design is a shared approach. Our focus is to create design outcomes that are personal, meaningful, and usable.

We help identify the key goals and objectives for a project by encouraging honest and open conversation. We distill these goals and objectives into form; always checking in and questioning our assumptions. The final design outcome reflects the cumulative effort and collaboration by all those involved in the design process.

Design has the power to connect. Design can connect people to each other; a person to a place; a place to larger context. Connections are made through the experience of a place and how we feel there. The excitement of finding and exploring a trail, the curiosity in striking up a conversation with a stranger, or the sense of calm listening to nature, all help to build the framework of how we remember and perceive a place. Our relationship with others and the environment around us is strengthened through these connections.

We draw inspiration from natural cues. Nature feels good. It has a positive effect on the brain. Within our designs we endeavor to capture and share those critical moments - finding the sliver of sun, or the cool shade of a tree - for anyone to passively stumble upon, or actively seek out. Nature has been problem solving for millions of years; we can improve our built spaces by implementing systems that mimic natural processes, such as how to manage and treat storm water. There is beauty in the repetition and chaos found in our natural surroundings. Looking closely we draw inspiration from natures cues: texture, colour, pattern, form.

A process is dynamic, a person is dynamic, the environment is dynamic; at all times, change is happening. We recognize successful designs are dynamic; over decades they respond to different users, seasons, times of day. Dynamic spaces bring people back, offering familiarity with a twist. A place that can emerge to offer different experiences is special. Is the lighting different? Do you find yourself happily alone? Is there excitement in a crowd? Is there music this time? The value created from dynamic space allows a timeless resilience to stagnation ensuring continued comfort and curiosity.