PROCESS
WE ARE DRIVEN BY THE FIRM BELIEF THAT INSPIRING ARCHITECTURE CREATES BETTER WORLDS FOR PEOPLE, ENHANCING CONNECTIONS WITHIN OURSELVES, WITH OTHERS AND WITH NATURE.
ARCHITECTURE AT ITS FINEST, IS THE SUBLIME RECONCILIATION OF COMPETING AND OFTEN CONTRADICTORY SYSTEMS INTO A HIGH-PERFORMING, PRAGMATIC AND MEANINGFUL WHOLE.
FOR US, SUCH COMPLEXITY AND CONTRADICTION ARE NOT OBSTACLES BUT RATHER THE VERY FUEL THAT IGNITES OUR PROJECTS.
OUR WORK ADHERES TO THE ENDURING VITRUVIAN ARCHITECTURAL PRINCIPLES: STABILITY, UTILITY + BEAUTY, SINTERED THROUGH OUR OWN UNIQUE LENSES TO INCREASE VALUE AND ENHANCE EXPERIENCE:
GENIUS LOCI
[SITE]
SPIRIT OF PLACE
SUSTAINABILITY
STEWARDSHIP
PHENOMENOLOGY
[EXPERIENCE]
POETICS OF SPACE
CRAFT
RESONANCE
ROI
[PERFORMANCE]
VISION
INNOVATION
EXECUTION
EACH PROJECT IS DEVELOPED USING TAILORED CRITERIA FOR HOW SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED. WE BELIEVE THAT THE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT WARRANTS OUR UTMOST EFFORTS TO UNLOCK AND AMPLIFY VALUE FOR THE CLIENT, INCLUDING SOCIAL, CULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL.
WE HAVE BUILT LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH LEADING CONSULTANTS WORLDWIDE WHO SHARE OUR PASSION AND SOLUTION-FOCUSED APPROACH, ENABLING US TO INNOVATE AND DELIVER AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
OUR APPROACH PRIORITIZES ACTIVE LISTENING, THOUGHTFUL QUESTIONING, AND FEARLESSLY CHALLENGING PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS. WE ADHERE TO A RIGOROUS AND DETAILED 10-STEP METHODOLOGY, PROVIDING THE ESSENTIAL FRAMEWORK TO INNOVATE AND EXPLORE UNCONVENTIONAL IDEAS OF FORM, MATERIALITY, OR CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES. OUR AIM IS NOT TO REINVENT THE WHEEL BUT TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE BETTER PERFORMING AND MORE FULFILLING WORK.
METHODOLOGY OVERVIEW:
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DISCOVERY [brief, benchmarks, site]
DUE DILIGENCE [analysis, studies, pre-design]
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN [multiple schemes explored]
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT [team, material+construction strategy]
APPROVALS A [zoning, heritage, environmental]
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS
APPROVALS B [permits]
TENDER
CONSTRUCTION
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