The Quiet Power of a Corridor
We spend more time in corridors than we admit. Why we treat them as rooms in their own right.
A corridor is not a transition. It is a room that happens to be long. We have come to believe this strongly, and it shapes almost every project we work on.
A corridor earns its detail
Our corridors are paneled, lit, and floored with the same care as the rooms they connect. They have skirtings, cornices, and — where the architecture allows — the occasional piece of furniture. A console, a mirror, a small still life. The corridor is a sequence of small rooms, and should be designed as such.
Further reading.
The Patience of Patina
On why we never specify a brand-new surface when an aged one will do — and the slow art of letting a room find its own finish.
An Argument for the Archive
Why we keep a wall of every material we have ever specified, and what it teaches us about restraint.