........ .. .. . . . . . . . .. . . .. .... .. . . ... . . . ... .. . . . . ... . . . .. . .. .. . . .... . . . . .. .. . .. .. ... . . . .
.. . ... ....... . . . .. ............. ............... .. . .. .. .. . . .. . . . . ... . . ... . . .. . . . .. . . .. .. . . . .
About
I believe that architecture is not so much a formal product as a process that begins when we open our eyes in the morning and continues unwittingly whilst we dream at night. Pre-occupied with the everyday and the intimate, my work begins with the human mind, its habits and expectations, beliefs and responsibilities and marries this with the particular conditions of site, budget, timing, regulations and deliverability.
Whilst everybody has a responsibility to make the most of our environment, perhaps the architect is best placed to balance the physical and temporal elements that together create spaces worthy of our collective capability.
THINGS NEED TO BE ORDINARY AND HEROIC AT THE SAME TIME
Over the past ten years I’ve collaborated closely with structural engineers, cost consultants, contractors and clients, as well as with artists, choreographers, film-makers and academics, together producing a rich and broad practice centered on the act of making spaces to support life.
We’re currently working on a range of domestic, commercial and public space projects in the UK, Europe and further afield, including a new shop for Vivienne Westwood, a revolutionary urban garden for Casco Office for Art, Design and Theory in Utrecht, a hotel salon in Bogota, a hair salon in Kent and two new houses in Margate.
In the past we’ve produced highly acclaimed work for some of the country’s leading institutions including The Architecture Foundation, the Hayward Gallery and Arts Council England, as well as for several trusting and supportive private clients.
Alongside practice I’m also Senior Lecturer in Architecture at De Montfort University, and teach regularly at various other schools including the Universities of Cambridge and East London, the Bartlett and the Architectural Association.
Sam Causer, Margate 2011.
The copyright of all content is owned by Sam Causer Studio, unless credited otherwise.
Publishing and distribution without written consent is prohibited.
Portrait photo Clive Sax.