If you’re riding the never ending wave that is surfing the internet, checking out numerous architects’ websites you might be a bit confused when you get to ours.
Why?
Because you can’t tell what our style is. Each of our projects looks different to the next. There seems to be no distinctive ABA ‘look’.
That might worry you. You might think, ‘well, if every project looks different, how do I know what I’m going to get?’
You’re right, we don’t have a style. And there’s a very good reason for that.
Our buildings are designed for our clients. For you, not for us.
Our designs are not branding exercises.
We’re not fixed on a set outcome.
We know architects who say to clients, ‘If you don’t like this, then we’re not a good fit and you should find another architect.’ This is shocking to us.
Instead, we use every project as an opportunity to understand you and your needs and then use our expertise to develop a design that fits you and your lifestyle. We don’t try to squeeze a square design philosophy through a round hole.
You might have an incredible site and you need to do justice to the location and the views.
Or you might have a long, thin terrace squeezed between two other long, thin
terraces and it hasn’t seen the light since 1880.
You might love timber and want your house to feel natural and warm.
Then again, you might worry that timber will be high-maintenance and attract creepy crawlies.
Can you see what an injustice it would be to treat these projects the same way? To treat these clients the same way? And offer everyone a design that looks virtually the same?
To us, no two clients are the same, that’s why none of our buildings look the same. So, if you’re wondering what our style is? It’s working with you to come up with the best solution.