The Art of Making: On-Site Craftsmanship

This drone shot shows the intricate pattern of our bamboo mock-up, laid out to trace the footprint of a future building among the trees. This process allows us to site the architecture with minimal disruption to the existing landscape.

A close-up of the bamboo mock-up, showing the simple yet effective joinery. These temporary structures help us and the client visualize the scale and feel of a space before committing to permanent construction.

A team member walks through a full-scale bamboo mock-up of a building's roofline. This allows us to experience the volume of the space and its relationship to the surrounding foliage firsthand.

The sun filters through the bamboo framework of a site mock-up. This process helps us study how light will interact with the future structure at different times of the day.

A simple timber frame mock-up helps us test the scale and placement of an opening within a dense grove of trees. This kind of on-site sketching is a fundamental part of our design process.

Our team assembles a bamboo mock-up on site. This collaborative, hands-on activity is a fun and efficient way to work through design challenges in real-time.

A view through a mock-up in a mango grove, framing the open space beyond. These studies are crucial for choreographing views and movement through a project.

A team member inspects a mock-up of a translucent roofing material. Testing materials on-site allows us to see how they perform in the specific light and weather conditions of the location.

Another view of our team member studying the light quality beneath a roofing sample. These small-scale tests inform our material choices for the final building.