Notes from the studio on materials, sites and the slow parts of building.
Written in Palma
Process
A model in grey card answers questions a drawing hides. It also lets the client hold their house.
Materials
Lime plaster takes weeks to cure. That patience is what makes the walls breathe.
Living in
We went back after the first winter. The oak had greyed and the owners had moved a chair.
Materials
Reclaimed stone costs more to clean than new stone costs to quarry. We use it anyway.
