Briar Haven · Orthographic atlas

A considered architectural point of view.

Buildings, interiors and landscape, drawn as one place.

Residential · Commercial · Renovation · Civic

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Practice: Buildings, interiors & landscape
Studio: Briar Haven

Coupled orthographic drawing pairing Longitudinal Section A–A above with a projected Ground Floor and Courtyard Plan below. — **Upper:** Longitudinal Section A–A (courtyard root pit, low south wall & solar angle) **Lower:** Ground Floor Plan +0.00m (wall poché, paved court & 4-riser entry stair)
Courtyard / coupled plan & section projection

Practice scope

Practice matrix across building, interior, and site.

One practice spanning buildings, interiors and landscape, so every scope is drawn as part of the same place.

Editorial thesis

Three architectural continuities.

Rather than separating architecture, interiors, passive energy, and native planting into isolated silos, this proposed layout frames them as one continuous spatial section.

Continuity I · Ground & Enclosure

Inside and outside read together in plan and section

Courtyards, stepped plinths, and deep window reveals anchor interior rooms directly into their surrounding topography and native planting.

Continuity II · Climate & Light

Passive energy shaped by section geometry

Calibrated roof overhangs, clerestory monitors, and interior thermal mass turn seasonal sun angles and natural airflow into quiet daily comfort.

Continuity III · Material & Ecology

Tectonic assemblies that meet a living edge

Heavy timber, stone sills, and porous rainwater thresholds join durable building construction with drought-resilient native landscapes.

Studio drawing set

Orthographic & tectonic drawing board.

We draw before we build: plan, section and detail test spatial clarity, passive solar design and tectonic assembly long before a site is broken.

Sheet 02 of 03

Environmental section showing summer and winter solar angles, cross-ventilation stack airflow, thermal mass, and native rainwater swales. — Climate / passive solar & landscape section LUMA drawing board

Coupled Section A–A & Ground Plan

Vertical projection lines align every cut wall, glazed mullion, sunken planter curb, and entry stair riser between Longitudinal Section A–A and the Ground Floor Plan at datum +0.00m.

Drawing convention

Orthographic section-to-plan alignment with solid structural wall poché, true riser/tread geometry, and subgrade root pit.

Practice relevance

Connects new construction, interiors, passive solar aperture, and native courtyard planting in a single coherent drawing.

Project discussions

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Tell us about a residential, commercial, renovation or municipal project. A few structured details make the first conversation a useful one.