Journal
Notes we didn't have to write.
Occasional writing from the studio — published when something's worth saying, not on a content calendar.
12 June 2026
The client who asked for a smaller house
A brief arrived asking for 210 m². After two evenings of listening it became 158 m² with a better veranda. Restraint is a service, not a sacrifice — here's how the conversation went.
28 April 2026
Why we still draw by hand first
The computer makes every option equally plausible, which is exactly the problem. A pencil costs effort; effort is a filter. What we lose in speed we keep in judgement.
03 March 2026
Eaves are an argument with insurance companies
The correct eave for a site does 40% of the water-management work before a gutter exists. Notes from a wet Waikato February, with diagrams.
17 November 2025
A brick we waited nine months for
Sometimes the schedule slips for the right reason. The story of a dry-pressed brick, a kiln, and why we told the client to hold the line.
02 September 2025
Notes toward a Hamilton room
What this city's light actually does in winter — grey, low, sideways — and how a room can be composed for it rather than against it.
Note
Concept journal.
Meridian is a fictional practice demonstrated by 188 Website Studio; these posts exist to show editorial depth.