Journal
Notes from the studio.
Occasional writing on materials, light, and the slow craft of making buildings. No newsletters, no noise.
Practice
Why We Still Draw by Hand
Before anything touches a screen, every LUMEN project begins as graphite on trace. Here’s why that habit survived two decades of software.
Opinion
The Case for Slower Renovations
Fast renovations optimise for the photo at handover. Slow ones optimise for year ten. A short argument for patience in residential work.
Materials
Material Notes: Lime Plaster
It breathes, it ages, it forgives. Our notes from three years of specifying lime plaster in coastal homes — and the mistakes we made early on.
Design
Light Is a Building Material
We budget for light the way we budget for stone. On section drawings, sun-paths, and why a window’s position matters more than its size.
