I grew up in a craftsman's home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and I hated it.

Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens I have seen, that I believe I have seen, that I long to see, surrounded by simple walls, columns, arcades or the facades of buildings - sheltered places of great intimacy where I want to stay for a long time.

In a society that celebrates the inessential, architecture can put up a resistance, counteract the waste of forms and meanings and speak its own language.

Architecture is not about form

Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's just I want to work the way I want to work. In my shop, you can order certain things and other things you cannot. They are not available.

I’m a passionate architect... I do not work for money

I grew up in a craftsman's home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and I hated it.