Over the past 25 years, we have worked across a diverse range of sectors, countries, and landscapes; each offering its own stories and idiosyncrasies to draw upon in our realised projects. This variety, combined with client directives and prevailing trends, has informed our design sensibility on every project. Nothing reflects this more clearly than our use of colour. Here, we explore five projects that illustrate our ever-evolving approach.

In the early noughties, we completed one of our best-known residential schemes: Collage House. This family home, converted from a former steel fabricators’ workshop in North London, marked the studio’s early specialism in working with existing buildings. Pocket doors, exposed brickwork, and double-height volumes were paired with a muted palette of painted joinery, allowing the raw materials to speak for themselves.

Fast forward to 2022, and we completed the interior design for Dorrington’s new headquarters in Knightsbridge. The original building had a rich creative provenance, designed by A. H. Mackmurdo in the Arts and Crafts style, with C. F. A. Voysey prints adorning the walls. Our remodelling pays homage to these influences, with painted timber panelling that subtly changes in thickness and colour as one moves from basement to attic.

Further west in London, Urban Barn sits along a quiet grove. This residential project unifies three brick volumes, with interiors defined by gallery-like sequences that showcase the client’s eclectic art collection. To balance these neutral spaces, we introduced vibrant bathrooms, where pinks and yellows bring a sense of fun and eccentricity.

At Rammed Earth House in Wiltshire, earthy tones complement a similarly natural material palette throughout. In the living room, deep red Clayworks plaster walls create a textured, cocooning atmosphere, offering a dramatic setting from which to watch cloud formations roll across the West Country. Green-stained timber wraps the entrance boot room, while purples, greens, and deep red joinery distinguish the upstairs bedrooms from the more tactile ground floor.

Most recently, we completed the interior design for a mews house in Notting Hill. The client’s fondness for Morocco played a key role in shaping our approach, inspiring ornate bathroom tilework and boldly coloured bedroom joinery.

Across these projects, colour emerges not as a fixed signature, but as a responsive tool; shaped by context, collaboration, and material. From the restraint of our early work to these later projects, our approach continues to adapt with each new brief. Rather than adhering to a singular aesthetic, we see colour as a means of storytelling: one that enriches spatial experience, deepens connection to place, and ultimately reflects the individuality of both client and setting.