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Design Studies

Material & Light

A series of studies exploring the materials, proportions and planting we work with. Imagery is illustrative and does not depict completed ARÉNOVA commissions.

Narrow stone path between tall clipped hedges
Study 01 Landscape

Hedge & Stone

Tall clipped hedging and a narrow run of stone steps: a study in how restraint and repetition give a narrow garden its sense of depth.

Study 02 Interior

Charcoal & Walnut

Matt charcoal joinery, warm walnut and a dark veined-stone splashback: a study in how few materials, precisely detailed, carry a room.

Charcoal and walnut kitchen with a dark veined-stone splashback
Sunken courtyard with stone path and dense planting, seen from above

Study 03 / Landscape

Courtyard Light

Planting, stone and reflected light arranged so the garden is read from every room around it.

Material Philosophy

Every surface is selected, sampled and signed off against the design intent of the home, with provenance recorded from supplier to fitted detail.

The Finishes

White marble with soft grey veining

01 / Statuario Marble

Dark-stained oak grain

02 / Smoked Oak

Fluted brass pull on oak slats

03 / Brushed Brass

Smooth trowelled concrete surface

04 / Silk Concrete