Notes from the atelier
Journal
Specification notes from the atelier: how coordinated interiors are actually specified, coded, sampled and signed off. Written for the drawing set, not the brochure.
The journal opens with a single note and grows after launch. Notes are added as projects teach us something worth writing down.
Notes in this volume
One note · 2026-
Specification note 01
N·01 Specifying a coordinated kitchen Fronts · carcass · worktop · splashback · doors · hardwareA kitchen fails or holds together at the joints between its six surfaces, so the note works through them one by one: cabinet fronts, carcass, worktop, splashback, doors and hardware. It explains why coded finish schedules beat descriptive names, how to read a schedule's room applicability legend, and where coordination most often breaks down on site.
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