OBLIQUE

What the studio does, and how far it goes.

Six areas of work. Scope on any project is agreed stage by stage; nothing below is offered as a fixed package.

A

Architectural Design

Concept, schematic design and design development across the studio's typologies, carried by drawing and physical model in equal measure.

  • Concept design
  • Schematic design
  • Design development
  • Detail design
B

Feasibility & Site Studies

Early testing of what a site can hold: massing options, orientation, access, daylight and section studies before any commitment is made.

  • Massing options
  • Orientation & daylight
  • Access & servicing
  • Option appraisal
C

Adaptive Reuse & Renovation

Survey-led work on existing buildings, prioritising retention, reversible interventions and repairable construction.

  • Measured survey review
  • Retention strategy
  • Reversible insertions
  • Fabric repair
D

Urban Design & Master Planning

Block structure, street sections, ground-plane strategy and phasing for sites where the public realm is the primary subject.

  • Block & street structure
  • Ground-plane strategy
  • Phasing
  • Design coding
E

Interior Architecture

Interiors treated as part of the building's structure rather than a layer applied to it, including thresholds, joinery, light and surface.

  • Spatial planning
  • Joinery & fittings
  • Lighting strategy
  • Material palettes
F

Documentation & Coordination

Construction documentation and consultant coordination, with BIM used as a coordination instrument rather than a presentation tool.

  • Construction documentation
  • Consultant coordination
  • BIM coordination
  • Specification

Fields

Multi-Family Housing

Block structure, shared ground, dual-aspect planning and long-life fabric.

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Civic & Cultural

Buildings that must be legible from the street and adaptable inside it.

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Adaptive Reuse

Working with existing frames through subtraction, reversibility and repair.

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Workplace

Section-led daylight, exposed servicing and circulation as social space.

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Private Residential

Room-based plans, thick thresholds and restrained groundwork.

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Mixed Use & Public Realm

Covered ground, adjustable edges and infrastructure for public life.

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Reference imagery: licensed photography of the built environment, not studio work

Environmental approach

The greenest decisions are made in the first month.

Retention of existing structure, compact form, orientation, glazing ratio, thermal mass and daylight depth are settled during feasibility, when they are still free to change. Servicing strategy follows the fabric rather than compensating for it.

We publish no certification claims, energy figures or carbon results without third-party verification for the specific project concerned. Where a client requires a formal assessment or certification route, it is delivered with an accredited specialist and reported against measured evidence.

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