DESIGN THINKING

How We Think About Architecture,
Lifestyle & Modern Living

An editorial journal from the SBE studio — on the ideas, inspirations and design thinking behind homes that reflect how you truly live.

Featured · Lifestyle & Living Living, Working, and Playing Without Boundaries, or Compromise The boundaries between work and home, public and private, connection and retreat are no longer fixed. Good architecture anticipates this. Read Article
Process What “Design With You” Really Means Collaboration in the truest sense is not a handover. It is a genuine creative partnership. Read Article Indoor-Outdoor Designing for the South African Climate Stacking doors, orientation and light — making the most of the way we actually live outdoors. Read Article Materials The Warmth of Restraint: Concrete, Stone and Timber How a disciplined material palette creates homes that feel sophisticated without ever feeling cold. Read Article Design Thinking Why Every Home We Design Begins With a Question Before a single line is drawn, we ask. The brief is not handed to us — it is discovered together. Read Article Technology Smart Technology: Present When You Need It, Invisible When You Don’t We integrate technology not because it is impressive, but because it works — and because the best of it is the kind you stop Read Article

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