“Community and commerce are not competing interests. They are intertwined” by Sophie Whittakers, Managing Director, Austin Maynard Architects

In a market saturated with generic apartments that struggle to find buyers, the traditional model of "build it, render it, and hope the PR agency can sell it" is broken.

“Delivering the 'Missing Middle' shouldn't mean compromising on architectural integrity. When you build medium-density with dignity, the market responds instantly.“

It has has been ten years since our founding director Andrew Maynard wrote his seminal WORK/LIFE/WORK BALANCE article. From 2012 to 2022 - the workplace has changed in many ways - and in others - it still has a lot to answer for. First published on Parlour, and later republished on Archdaily, Andrew’s WORK/LIFE/WORK BALANCE article became one of the most read and shared articles in Archdaily history and helped many in the architectural profession to ask more from their employer.