O.A.S.I.S.

Outdoor and Accessible Spaces Inclusion Study

Minimalist interior with circular window detail and clean geometric proportions

The Problem with Designing for 'Average'

We spend 90-95%

of our lives indoors

Present practice and regulatory systems for Indoor

Environmental Quality (IEQ) and Comfort cater for a neurotypical

occupant. Sensory sensitivity is addressed in this context only

and driven by physiological health.

Neuroinclusive Design

In design we must consider sensory and/or information processing difference encompassing anyone,

diagnosed or not, whose environment

causes discomfort or sensory

overload.

Neurological profiles are dynamic -

they can change through brain injury,

illness, stress, or ageing. Designs

that accommodate difference serve

the entire population across their

lifetime.

services

Architecture with passion

Six Sensory Dimensions of Inclusive Design

Every interior is conceived with clarity, material integrity, and deliberate proportion.

[ 01 ]

Light

Dimmable, flicker-free, glare-controlled. UGR ≤19. Natural daylight variation.

[ 02 ]

Sound

RT targets by room. Background ≤50dB. Acoustic zoning + absorptive materials.

[ 03 ]

Space & Routes

Legible circulation, withdrawal rooms, consistent familiar layouts.

[ 04 ]

Colour & Finish

Palettes are selected for honesty, durability, and their ability to age well over time.

[ 05 ]

Air & Thermal

Palettes are selected for honesty, durability, and their ability to age well over time.

[ 06 ]

Nature

Biophilic strategy: plants, natural views, daylight rhythms, organic materials.

The idea before the idea

Before any wall is drawn or material selected, we define the idea behind the project. This concept becomes the foundation for every decision that follows — from the placement of a window to the texture of a floor. We work closely with clients in the early phase to understand not just what they need, but what they want to feel. A strong concept doesn't constrain a project. It focuses it.

Material strategy

Materials chosen with intention

Materials are selected for honesty, durability, and how they age over time. Nothing is chosen for appearance alone.

Chosen to last.
Designed to age.

We believe that materials should speak for themselves, not perform. Unfinished concrete, weathered oak, oxidised brass, undyed linen — each carries its own weight, its own history, its own way of absorbing and releasing light throughout the day.

We don't dress surfaces to look like something they're not. We let them be exactly what they are — imperfect, honest, alive. A crack in the plaster. A knot in the timber. A patina that deepens with every season. Just real.