Residential architecture and interior design in London

The studio designs private houses and apartments, from the arrangement of rooms to the finishes, joinery and fittings that are lived with every day. Where a design means altering the fabric of the building, the architectural design comes from within Rubrics, so the plan and the building are considered together.

A project begins by agreeing the brief: how the household lives, what is not working and what the home should become. The design is then developed through layout, colour and material, from plan options to the drawings and samples needed to make decisions.

Coordination, support and architectural input are agreed for each project, so the studio's role once work begins matches what the design requires.

Much of a residential project rests on a few decisions: where the kitchen sits in relation to daylight and outlook, whether a corridor can be given up to make a room larger, how much storage is needed and where it can be hidden, which finishes should carry the attention and which can be plainer. The studio sets these choices out in drawings and samples so they can be made with confidence.

Clients are owners of houses and apartments in London, often in existing buildings where the fabric shapes what is possible. Private work is treated with discretion.