from salvaged barn beams to an upturned boat, the london practice lets available materials shape the design while embracing uncertainty as part of the process.

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THISS STUDIO PUTS RADICAL REUSE BEFORE THE FINISHED DRAWING

An old barn, a pontoon boat, and a dismantled exhibition might seem like unlikely starting points for an architectural brief. For THISS Studio, they offer materials with which to begin designing. Founded by architects Tamsin Hanke and Sash Scott, the London practice works across cultural spaces, fashion, retail, and public installations , developing projects around the people and resources available to make them. Hanke’s research into low-impact design meets Scott’s interest in material experimentation and structural invention, an approach informed in part by his experience designing and flying high-performance kites.…