Process
One project, one long day.
Five phases, from the first morning on site to the evening a year after you move in. Scroll and the sun crosses them.
From morning to evening
Where the sun is, we are.
- 07:00Listen
- 10:00Sketch
- 13:00Model
- 16:00Build
- 19:00Live in
01 / 07:00
Listen
A morning on site with you. We listen to how you live or work, and watch where the light comes from.
02 / 10:00
Sketch
Loose drawings and sun studies. Three directions on paper, so you can choose with your hands, not with jargon.
03 / 13:00
Model
A card model under a lamp that moves like the sun. You see every room at every hour before it costs a brick.
04 / 16:00
Build
Drawings for permits and builders, and one of us on site every week until the roof is on.
05 / 19:00
Live in
We come back after the first year, at dusk, to see what the house became. Small fixes are on us.
In detail
What each hour brings.
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07:00
Listen
A morning on site with you. We listen to how you live or work, and watch where the light comes from.
- Takes
- 1 day on site
- You get
- A notebook of the site's light, hour by hour
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10:00
Sketch
Loose drawings and sun studies. Three directions on paper, so you can choose with your hands, not with jargon.
- Takes
- 3 to 5 weeks
- You get
- Two or three sketch plans with sun studies
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13:00
Model
A card model under a lamp that moves like the sun. You see every room at every hour before it costs a brick.
- Takes
- 4 to 8 weeks
- You get
- A card model, drawings for permits
-
16:00
Build
Drawings for permits and builders, and one of us on site every week until the roof is on.
- Takes
- 6 to 14 months
- You get
- Site visits every week, every detail drawn
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19:00
Live in
We come back after the first year, at dusk, to see what the house became. Small fixes are on us.
- Takes
- A year after
- You get
- A visit after the first full year of seasons
Questions
Asked at the first visit.
Do you work outside the UK and Portugal?
Yes. About a third of our work is abroad. We always spend at least one full day on site, wherever it is.
How long does a house take?
Usually twelve to eighteen months from the first visit to moving in: about five months of design and permits, the rest on site.
What does it cost to work with you?
Our fee is a share of the building cost, agreed in writing after the first visit. The visit and the first sketch are a fixed price.
Can you work on an existing building?
Gladly. Half our projects are old buildings. Old walls usually already know where the sun is.
Do you also do interiors?
Yes, from the plan to the door handles. We design the rooms and the light together, so it is easier for us to do both.