Planning

The diagram before the finish

Published
June 9, 2024
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1 minute

Measured survey, zoning, and furniture layouts that make a plan work. Storage and daylight are resolved before a material board is presented.

Wardrobe with open corner shelves in oak and white lacquer

Space planning is the first drawing. A measured survey, zoning, and furniture layouts decide whether a house can be lived in before a finish is chosen.

Storage, circulation, and daylight are resolved in plan. Only then do we build a tight palette and test it against samples — not swatches on a screen.

The studio stays with that diagram through joinery, lighting, and handover. Finish is the last layer, not the first idea.