I believe a good home should be a caricature of the people who occupy it. It should not only respond to their personalities and routines, but also to the banal acts of everyday life. These seemingly ordinary moments are often where a home becomes most personal.

Every project starts with a conversation. I begin by trying to understand the people, place, and particular circumstances of a project before deciding what it should become. From there, drawing becomes a way of thinking — using sketches, plans, models, and 3D studies to quickly explore possibilities and have more specific conversations about the design.

As ideas develop, they are tested against the realities of the site, budget, code, structure, materials, and construction. I see these constraints as part of the design process rather than something separate from it. Loose drawings gradually become precise ones, carrying an idea through design, permitting, and ultimately construction.

The process is iterative and collaborative, with the goal of creating something thoughtful and buildable, but also particular to the people who will inhabit it. A home should feel like it could belong to no one else.