Menu - Driven Design: An Interview with James Soane of Project Orange

摘要

It is clear from talking to James Soane that more than anything else he and his partner Christopher Ash are intent on creating the right setting for each client. For Soane, every project has to 'stand on its own'. This amounts to a rejection of signature architecture and its accompanying autographed vocabulary, which is rolled out in every instance with 'a suitcase of details'. If there is a consistent formal approach, it surfaces in 'an overall sense of trying to express the condition of the modern through contemporary juxtapositions'. The emphasis is placed on talking and communicating to clients. As Project Orange explain in their office statement: 'We have ideas about how buildings are designed and we believe that these should be accessible to everybody who has an interest in the projects'.