DesignMarch 20266 min read
Why we took out four walls and put none back
The temptation in a small flat is to divide it further. We went the other way, and the rooms got bigger by losing their doors.
JOURNAL
Notes from the renovation
Occasional writing about the building, the decisions behind it, and living with a plan this open.
Materials4 min read
Lime plaster, and learning to like an uneven wall
A flat wall reflects light evenly, which sounds desirable until you live with it. Here is what changed our minds.
Light8 min read
Tracking the sun across a Copenhagen year
We photographed the living room at four every afternoon for twelve months. The results decided where the kitchen went.
Design5 min read
The case for one typeface, one material, one idea
Restraint is not the same as minimalism. A note on why the palette here is three materials and stops there.