Journal
Notes from the studio on drawing, materials and building on the coast.
Process
Why we draw every house by hand first
A pencil section on tracing paper settles more in an hour than a week of renderings.
Materials
Lime plaster, and why it suits a coast house
It breathes, it softens light and it forgives the damp months better than paint on drywall.
Process
What a feasibility study tells you before you buy
Two weeks and a fixed fee can save a year of planning on the wrong lot.
Materials
Cedar that weathers well
Left alone, western red cedar turns silver. Here is how we detail it so it greys evenly.