The studio

Two architects, a joinery shop and three building crews under one roof in Leeds.

Meet us at the studio

How we started

Jonas was an architect tired of seeing his drawings changed on site. Ruth was a builder tired of pricing drawings that could not be built.

In 2013 they took one job together, a kitchen extension in Meanwood, and finished it a week early.

Twelve projects a year, never more. Each has one architect, one site manager and one price.

We employ our own bricklayers, joiners and electricians, so nobody on your site is meeting the drawing for the first time.

2013

A kitchen in Meanwood, drawn and built by two people.

2016

Bricklayers and joiners join the staff, and subcontracting ends.

2019

Kitchens and stairs are made in our own workshop in Armley.

2024

Best small residential project in Yorkshire, for a loft in Otley.

Architect and founder

Draws every first sketch himself, at your kitchen table.

Builder and founder

Prices every drawing, and walks every site on a Monday.

Site manager

Fifteen years on site, and the author of the Friday note.

Joinery shop

Runs the workshop where our kitchens and stairs are made.