The design of the building addresses the public nature of both the urban context and the internal program. In order to reinforce the building's associative or mimetic qualities, the facades are organized in a classical three-part division of base, middle or body, and attic or head.

Architectural and product designs have a narrative capacity - you can start to tell a story about them and imagine a lot of things.

I learned in architecture that you have to have a real plan. You have to have a client, they have to have distribution, start-up money, and have a vision of where it's going to go. All this has to be settled before you start, or else your work is just a story.

I've always believed that what can make a domestic setting truly home is the infusion of a cultural dimension.

I have no requirements for a style of architecture.

In designing hardware to be used every day, it was important to keep both the human aspects and the machine in mind. What looks good also often feels good

I stayed true to what I thought was good design no matter who it was for.