The journal

Project studies

Real rooms, real budgets, and the decisions that did the work — with the costs listed.

A drawing and specification laid out on a desk

Working with an architect on an interior: what it costs and what you get

Fee structures, what each one actually buys, when an architect is worth it and when a good furniture shop will do. Written by someone with an obvious interest, stated up front.

22 Aug 2026

A drawing room after reworking, with correctly proportioned seating

Projects · 8 min

A DHA drawing room, before and after — and what each decision cost

A room in Phase 5 that everyone agreed was too small. It was not too small. Here is the plan that fixed it, the six decisions that did the work, and the budget behind them.

22 Aug 2026