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“I would say we don’t, because, for me,
I’d say that our last project is our best
project. We’re not static, as a studio.”
In Karen’s perspective, a designer should at all times feel challenged.
In her opinion, every day is different once you’re constantly chal-
lenged. For Karen, what drives her is the absolute passion for beau-
tiful things, which doesn’t allow her to simply stand still. For her,
the best projects are the ones when they get involved in the early
stages, when they meticulously plan the space and the outcome.
Whether it is a developer’s project or a private client, the most im-
portant (and her favourite) part of planning the project is the space
planning. In her opinion, every project must have good bones to put
everything together, otherwise, it’s almost like a cover-up job.
“To be honest is space planning. Everything stems from that. If you
got good bones, and good structure, then everything adds to that.”
Lastly, for Karen, taking the same steps in every project is a co-
lossal mistake. Every single one is different and that’s probably
what challenges Karen the most. Karen exemplified it by telling
us about a project at an old War Office in Whitehall, London,
and every single room provided a different challenge. And they’re
about 87 apartments.
