home truths

THE ARCHITECT WHO HAS INFLUENCED YOU THE MOST?

Louis Kahn with his Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.

ARCHITECTURAL PRIORITIES FOR THE DECADE AHEAD?

Sustainability in all aspects of design and construction but also wellness.

YOUR STYLE IN THREE WORDS?

Impactful, bold and elegant.

DESIGN OBJECT YOU WOULD LOVE TO OWN?

An Isamu Noguchi Akari floor lamp. One day.

ASPECT OF VICTORIAN HOMES THAT HAS AGED THE BEST?

The detailing. Done for pragmatic reasons but nonetheless adding beauty, intricacy and scale to almost all Victorian spaces. .

CURRENT FAVOURITE COLOUR?

Masai by Paint & Paper Library is stunning.

DREAM HOME?

The Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe as much for the house as for the setting.

GO-TO PAINT BRAND?

Lime-based paints from Bauwerk Colour, both for their environmental credentials but also because of the depth and variation of colour they give to a room.