Independent Design Studio
Manchester, England
Independent Design Studio
Manchester, England
Every space has a logic. We begin by finding it.
Every space has a logic. We begin by finding it.
We study how people live and work,
then give those patterns a spatial form.
Explore our work
We study how people live and work,
then give those patterns a spatial form.
Explore our work
Hillside House
Peak District, England
Our Perspective
Our Perspective
The everyday sets the brief.
Small routines reveal what a floor plan cannot: where to pause, meet or withdraw.
The everyday sets the brief.
Small routines reveal what a floor plan cannot: where to pause, meet or withdraw.
The everyday sets the brief.
Small routines reveal what a floor plan cannot: where to pause, meet or withdraw.
No two briefs lead to the same answer.
A mill calls for privacy; a restaurant must balance service and gathering.
No two briefs lead to the same answer.
No two briefs lead to the same answer.
A mill calls for privacy; a restaurant must balance service and gathering.
A mill calls for privacy; a restaurant must balance service and gathering.
Our Expertise
Our Expertise
Different purposes.
Different measures of success.
Different purposes.
Different measures of success.
Evidence before form.
Evidence before form.
Circulation, light, material and detail are tested against the realities of each brief, so every element contributes to a more useful whole.
Light and landscape
Designed around the light it lives in.
Where ideas 
become workable 
decisions.
Where ideas become workable decisions.
Where ideas become workable decisions.
In our atelier, drawings, models and material samples help us question first ideas and test how a space might function before we commit.
In our atelier, drawings, models and material samples help us question first ideas and test how a space might function before we commit.
What should your space make possible?
What should your space make possible?
Tell us about your project and the people it is for. We’ll begin by understanding what needs to change.
Tell us about your project and the people it is for. We’ll begin by understanding what needs to change.