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Twelve people in two cities, drawing plans that are meant to be built. We keep the practice small on purpose — every project is run by a partner from first sketch to handover.
Est. 2009
London · Copenhagen
(01) — Our approach
Antra began in a single room above a joinery workshop in Clerkenwell. Sixteen years later we still work the same way — close to the makers, drawing at 1:5 when it matters, resolving the detail before anyone breaks ground.
Our work sits between architecture and interiors because we've never found the line between them useful. A staircase is structure and it's furniture. A window is a wall opening and it's the best seat in the house.
We favour materials that improve with use: lime plaster, unlacquered brass, oiled oak, wool, stone with a visible grain. Nothing that looks best on the day it's installed.
And we say no often. We take on eight to ten projects a year so that each one gets a partner's full attention — from the planning application to the final light fitting.
(02) — Principles
Before the plan, we map the sun. Every room is placed for the hour it will be used most — kitchens for morning, sitting rooms for the last light of the day.
No veneer pretending to be solid, no print pretending to be stone. Surfaces are what they say they are, and they are allowed to age.
We specify for thirty years, not for the photograph. That means repairable joinery, standard sizes, and a maintenance file handed over with the keys.
(03) — People
(04) — Recognition
Let's talk
We take on a limited number of projects each year. Tell us about yours — we reply within two working days.