A studio built on conversation.
We're a collective of architects, designers and thinkers who believe the best buildings begin with listening. This is who we are, how we work and what we stand for.
18
Years in Practice
42
Studio Members
250+
Projects Delivered
9
Countries Worked In
We believe architecture is a conversation, not a monologue.
Every project starts as a dialogue — with the client, the site and the community around it. We don't arrive with a signature style to impose; we arrive with questions, and let the answers shape the design.
Listen First
Design decisions follow understanding, never precede it.
Respect the Site
Every context has a logic. Good design reveals it, not overrides it.
Design for Time
We build for how a space will age and adapt, not just how it opens.
Build Responsibly
Material honesty and low-impact construction are non-negotiable.
Buildings don't have needs. People do.
Before we sketch a single wall, we spend time understanding how people will actually move through, gather in and live inside a space. Empathy is the first tool in our kit — everything else follows from it.
Deep client interviews
Structured conversations that surface needs clients didn't know how to name.
Community input sessions
For civic and cultural work, we bring neighbors into the process early.
A studio process built on collaboration.
Listen
Studio-wide kickoff to absorb the brief, budget and ambition.
Explore
Multiple design teams pursue parallel concepts before converging.
Review
Weekly studio critiques keep every project honest and sharp.
Deliver
Detailed documentation and on-site presence through construction.
Reflect
Post-occupancy visits inform how we design the next project.
The people behind the work.
A cross-disciplinary team of architects, landscape designers and planners, working together under one roof.
Daniel Reyes
Founding Principal
18 years leading residential and cultural work across three continents.
Amara Tonarld
Director of Design
Leads concept development, with a focus on material honesty.
Julian Hart
Head of Sustainability
Shapes our low-carbon strategy from concept through construction.
Davina Nair
Head of Delivery
Keeps every project on schedule, on budget and on brief.
Have a project in mind? Let's start talking.
Whether it's a first sketch or a fully-formed brief, we'd love to hear about it. Reach out and a member of the studio will get back to you within two business days.
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