/ Form & Field Journal

Thinking about space before the furniture arrives

Studio principals write on workspace flow, material decisions, and the spatial logic behind homes that hold up over time.

Wide shot of an open-plan office interior, north-facing daylight through tall windows, rows of desks in precise alignment, warm grey concrete floor, soft overcast light filling the room evenly
Wide shot of an open-plan office interior, north-facing daylight through tall windows, rows of desks in precise alignment, warm grey concrete floor, soft overcast light filling the room evenly
Close-up of a residential living room corner, timber joinery meeting a plaster wall at a precise reveal, overcast north-facing window light, warm beige tones, no decoration
Close-up of a residential living room corner, timber joinery meeting a plaster wall at a precise reveal, overcast north-facing window light, warm beige tones, no decoration
Architectural view down a corridor in a fitted-out office, sightlines to a glazed meeting room at the far end, soft diffused daylight, muted olive acoustic panels on one wall
Architectural view down a corridor in a fitted-out office, sightlines to a glazed meeting room at the far end, soft diffused daylight, muted olive acoustic panels on one wall
Detail shot of a kitchen material transition — stone benchtop meeting a timber cabinet edge at a hairline joint, overcast window light, warm neutral tones, no props
Detail shot of a kitchen material transition — stone benchtop meeting a timber cabinet edge at a hairline joint, overcast window light, warm neutral tones, no props
Overhead view of a single workstation in a fitted office, notebook open, monitor at precise height, soft overcast north light from a nearby window, warm grey desk surface
Overhead view of a single workstation in a fitted office, notebook open, monitor at precise height, soft overcast north light from a nearby window, warm grey desk surface
Wide residential living room photographed empty during fit-out completion, bare walls showing plaster quality, timber floor in overcast north light, proportion and volume visible without furniture
Wide residential living room photographed empty during fit-out completion, bare walls showing plaster quality, timber floor in overcast north light, proportion and volume visible without furniture
Offices — No. 01
Homes — No. 02
Offices — No. 03

Desk placement decides the room

Proportion before paint

Sightlines and collaboration zones

Why the first decision in any office brief is orientation, not material — and how getting it wrong costs more than a renovation.

How ceiling height, window-to-floor ratio, and threshold widths define whether a room feels right before a single finish is chosen.

Workspace flow analysis: what the data from 40 office audits tells us about where informal conversation actually happens.

Homes — No. 04
Offices — No. 05
Homes — No. 06

Material transitions as spatial logic

The ergonomics brief nobody writes

Reading a room before the furniture arrives

Where two materials meet is where craft either holds or fails. A close read of joinery details and what they signal about build quality.

Clients specify desks and chairs but rarely specify the spatial conditions those objects need to function well. Here is what to ask before procurement.

What an empty room reveals about light quality, acoustic behavior, and the spatial decisions that furniture will either support or fight.

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Every piece is written from the floor plan up

Studio principals author each article — the same spatial reasoning behind the work shows up in the writing. No content generalists, no outsourced copy.