From the
notebook.

Patina is a choice made at the specification stage, not something to explain away after handover.

Before adding light fittings, spend a day noticing what the room already does.

A door handle, a bedside switch and a place for a bag tell you whether a room has been thought through.

Flexibility starts with clear circulation and useful storage, rather than a complicated moving wall.

A table is a piece of social infrastructure: its edges, seats and position determine how people use a room.

The strongest brief begins with how a place should work, before deciding how it should look.