Why we design architecture and interiors together

How designing the house and its interiors as one gives you a calmer home, better joinery and fewer compromises.

Stone and dark joinery kitchen at Glass House, Richmond

The short answer

When architecture and interiors are designed by the same team from the start, the plan, joinery, lighting and materials are resolved together. That means fewer compromises, storage that's built in rather than added on, and a home that feels considered in every room.

One design, not two

On many projects the house is designed first and the interiors are added later, often by someone else. The result can work, but the joins tend to show: a window in the wrong place for the bed, a kitchen squeezed into the space left over, lighting that doesn't quite meet the joinery.

We design both together from the first sketch. The plan, joinery, lighting and materials are all resolved as one.

What that means in practice

Joinery that does real work: storage, seating and display are planned into the walls rather than added as furniture
Lighting that's considered early: fittings, switching and joinery lighting are coordinated before documentation, not after
A consistent palette: materials carry from outside to inside, so the house feels calm and connected
Furniture that fits: key pieces are considered as the rooms are designed, so proportions work

A real example: Glass House

At Glass House in Richmond, the kitchen, living and dining sit beneath a six-metre, double-height space. Stone, dark joinery and timber were chosen alongside the architecture, so the room reads as a single, considered whole.