Place of contemplation

The dialogue between our inner life and the outer world is perhaps the most fundamental question of architecture. When I work, I am always seeking to create spaces that do not simply house the body, but which resonate with the deeper movements of the spirit.

A room, a building, must first be a place of quietness ... not silence ... quietness.

A space in which, one can hear oneself think. One can feel the quality of light as it moves across a wall, the temperature of a marterial beneath bare feet, the particular way sound behaves within a volume.

These are not decorative concerns, they are substance of our experience which is dictated by the outside, but felt inside.

The spaces we inhabit should reflect what we know to be true, what we hold as meaningful.

When I design, I am always asking: what are the human needs?

Not wants ... needs.

What will allow us to live with greater clarity, with greater depth?