Floor M — Practice

+4.20

Practice

Four disciplines in one studio. The same team carries a building from the first sketch to the day the keys are handed over.

Floor M — Practice

+4.20

Practice

Four disciplines in one studio. The same team carries a building from the first sketch to the day the keys are handed over.

Floor M — Disciplines

M.01–M.04

Four disciplines

One team and one set of drawings, from the first sketch to the last site visit.

Floor M — Disciplines

M.01–M.04

Four disciplines

One team and one set of drawings, from the first sketch to the last site visit.

Board-marked concrete columns in raking light

M.01

Architecture

Towers, civic buildings and houses, from the first section sketch to handover. Every project is led by an architect who stays with it until the last panel is fixed.

Concept · Planning · Technical design · Site supervision

Long concrete corridor lit by a strip of daylight

M.02

Interiors

Interiors are drawn together with the building, so material, light and furniture follow one idea from the façade inwards.

Space planning · Materials · Lighting · Bespoke furniture

Black and white aerial view of dense city blocks

M.03

Masterplanning

Districts, campuses and waterfronts planned at the scale of the street: where people walk, wait, meet and find shade.

Urban strategy · Public space · Phasing · Design codes

Material samples of stone, metal and glass laid out on a table

M.04

Research

An in-house lab tests timber hybrids, reused concrete and façade systems in physical models and full-size mock-ups.

Material studies · Competitions · Prototypes

Board-marked concrete columns in raking light

M.01

Architecture

Towers, civic buildings and houses, from the first section sketch to handover. Every project is led by an architect who stays with it until the last panel is fixed.

Concept · Planning · Technical design · Site supervision

Long concrete corridor lit by a strip of daylight

M.02

Interiors

Interiors are drawn together with the building, so material, light and furniture follow one idea from the façade inwards.

Space planning · Materials · Lighting · Bespoke furniture

Black and white aerial view of dense city blocks

M.03

Masterplanning

Districts, campuses and waterfronts planned at the scale of the street: where people walk, wait, meet and find shade.

Urban strategy · Public space · Phasing · Design codes

Material samples of stone, metal and glass laid out on a table

M.04

Research

An in-house lab tests timber hybrids, reused concrete and façade systems in physical models and full-size mock-ups.

Material studies · Competitions · Prototypes

Section B–B

24 months, typical

From brief to handover

A typical building takes two years from the first site walk to the keys. The stages overlap; the drawings never stop.

Section B–B

24 months, typical

From brief to handover

A typical building takes two years from the first site walk to the keys. The stages overlap; the drawings never stop.

01

Month · year 1

04

07

10

13

Year 2

16

19

22

Stage 01 · 2–4 weeks

Brief

We walk the site, read the brief back to you and agree what success looks like.

Stage 02 · 6–10 weeks

Concept

Sections, models and one clear idea, tested against the brief.

Architect drawing a section by hand with a ruler

First section, 1:200

Stage 03 · 3–5 months

Design development

Structure, services and materials are drawn together.

Planning application

Submitted with the design; three to four months.

Stage 04 · 4–6 months

Technical design

Every joint resolved on paper before it is built.

Construction drawings with drafting pencils and a metal ruler

Façade detail, 1:5

Tender

Runs alongside the last drawings.

Stage 05 · until completion

Site and handover

On site every week until the last panel is fixed and the keys are handed over.

Weekly site visits

Residential tower under construction with a crane

Frame complete, month 20

Floor M — Questions

Q.01–Q.04

Before you write

The four things clients ask us first.

Floor M — Questions

Q.01–Q.04

Before you write

The four things clients ask us first.

Before you buy the site, if you can. A two-week feasibility study shows what the plot can hold and what it will take to find out more.

Feasibility · Site studies

Yes, half of our work is abroad. Where permits require it, we partner with a local architect of record.

Partners · Permits

From a single house to a district masterplan. What matters is that we can lead the design from the first sketch to the site.

Houses · Civic · Masterplans

A fixed fee per stage, agreed before the stage starts. You can stop after any stage and keep everything we have drawn.

Fixed fees · Stage by stage

Floor B2 — Foundations

−7.20

Let’s break ground

Tell us about the site, the brief and the timeline. We reply to every enquiry within two working days.

Rotterdam

Maashaven ZZ 112
3072 AH Rotterdam, NL

Lisbon

Rua da Boavista 64
1200-066 Lisbon, PT

Floor B2 — Foundations

−7.20

Let’s break ground

Tell us about the site, the brief and the timeline. We reply to every enquiry within two working days.

Rotterdam

Maashaven ZZ 112
3072 AH Rotterdam, NL

Lisbon

Rua da Boavista 64
1200-066 Lisbon, PT

Floor B2 — Foundations

−7.20

Let’s break ground

Tell us about the site, the brief and the timeline. We reply to every enquiry within two working days.

Rotterdam

Maashaven ZZ 112
3072 AH Rotterdam, NL

Lisbon

Rua da Boavista 64
1200-066 Lisbon, PT

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