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Low concrete and cedar courtyard house among autumn trees
Selected spatial studies ↙

The Courtyard House

01 / Residential · Concept study

01 — 04
01 / The perspective

Spaces for living.
Places for belonging.

Stillform explores the relationship between people, place and the everyday. Quietly expressive spaces, composed around the life that happens within them.

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Selected studies(04)

04 / Concept portfolio

A concept portfolio. All projects, images and project narratives are illustrative design studies, rather than completed commissions. No client relationships, awards or professional registration are represented.

02 / A studio point of viewPeople. Place. Possibility.

A quieter
kind of bold.

In the way daylight moves across a wall. In a threshold that opens to a garden. In materials that feel better with time. The character of a space lives in its details.

01 STONE02 OAK03 EARTH04 SHADOW
03 / The design conversation

Begin with how
life unfolds.

01

Discovery & feasibility

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Understand the site, the people and the ambition. Explore opportunities, constraints and the questions that shape a useful brief.

Listening / Site context / Early options
02

Architecture & spatial design

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Develop the relationship between form, light and function. Test layouts and spatial ideas, then refine the chosen direction with the appropriate project team.

Concept / Spatial planning / Design development
03

Interiors & material direction

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Consider how a space is experienced at the scale of everyday life. Bring materials, lighting, joinery and furnishings into one coherent design language.

Material palette / Lighting intent / Interior detail
04

Documentation & coordination

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Translate the design into a coordinated project conversation. Define drawing deliverables and responsibilities with the relevant consultants and reviewing authorities.

Drawing scope / Consultant coordination / Review pathway
05

Construction-phase support

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Maintain the thread of the design through construction. The actual scope of site reviews, responses and administration would be defined in the professional agreement.

Design clarifications / Agreed reviews / Closeout support

Illustrative service presentation. Real services, qualifications, professional responsibilities and project approvals would be confirmed for the operating practice.

From the sketchbook

Three design observations
04 / An open conversation

Something
in mind?Let’s begin.

A home, a place of business, a shared space. Start with the idea — we’ll give it a little room.

A starting point.

What matters most? Choose any.

Interactive concept only. No contact details are collected. Nothing is sent, booked or saved beyond this page.

Study 01 / Residential

The Courtyard House

Spatial exploration
Illustrative concept study

The intention

Ideas to explore

    Fictional concept study. Not a built project, planning submission or verified design. No real client, project cost, location or professional approval is implied.

    From the sketchbook / Design observation

    Original editorial writing for this fictional studio concept.

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