Custom Design

Designing a custom project means turning an intention or a need into a coherent spatial project, ahead of any technical production of the model. This service covers interior and exterior architectural design, from the first intentions through to the modelling of the concept retained. It is aimed at anyone with an idea, a plot, or a space to rethink, seeking to translate it into a clear architectural stance, carrying a coherent spatial organisation and atmosphere.

How the Engagement Unfolds

The approach follows a progression built around intention. It begins with understanding the need and the context: expected uses, constraints of the site or existing building, and expressed wishes. From this reading emerges the architectural stance, the intention that guides the whole project and gives it its coherence. Sketch studies then explore possible volumes, testing several directions before refining the one that best answers the need. The organisation of spaces takes shape progressively: circulation, sequences, relationships between rooms or zones. The whole process results in the modelling of the concept retained, giving the project a legible, shareable form.

What You Receive

The deliverable is a modelled spatial concept, expressed through several complementary forms. Sketches illustrate the path of the thinking and the intentions retained. Conceptual three-dimensional volumes give a first spatial reading of the project, without entering the technical detail of its execution. Organisation plans set out the distribution of spaces and their relationships. A translation of the intended atmosphere accompanies these documents, to express the spatial quality sought beyond layout alone. Together, these elements form a clear basis for decision-making, ready to be carried into the following stages of the project.

When You Need This

This design work applies in varied situations. It is needed at the start of new construction, when a plot or a programme calls for thinking from the initial intention onward. It applies to the interior fit-out of an existing space, when it comes to rethinking uses without touching the exterior structure. It also comes into play for reorganising a space, to evolve a layout that no longer suits its use. Finally, it supports extension projects, where the new volume must relate to the existing structure while carrying its own intention.

Frequently Asked Questions

At what stage of a project does this service come in? Upstream, as soon as an intention needs to be translated into a spatial stance, ahead of any technical production of the model. Does a plot or a precise space need to be defined already? No, the thinking can start from an expressed need and be refined as discussions about the site or programme progress. What happens after the concept is delivered? The concept retained becomes the basis for the rest of the project, in particular its detailed technical modelling, which falls under a separate service.