03 — Journal
Notes from the drawing table
Process
Drawing by hand, still
Why every project in the studio starts on tracing paper, long before anyone opens a model.
Ideas
The roof is the building
Notes on Casa Alva, and why I start so many houses with a single line in section.
Process
Walking the site at six
The first visit to a site is always at dawn. It is the hour that tells you the most.
Materials
A case for concrete, carefully
Concrete has a difficult reputation. Used sparingly, it can still be the most honest material on site.
Interiors
Rooms for reading
What the Atlas Reading Room taught me about light, silence and the height of a table.
Studio
Small studio, long view
Fourteen years, five people and a few projects at a time — on staying small on purpose.
