CRAB Studio
CRAB is the Cook Robotham Architectural Bureau. CRAB Studio - It is a different type of set-up from most others.
In mannerism it might seem to resemble a workshop or art studio. Yet it produces buildings of a substantial scale– a housing block of 97 apartments in Madrid, 21,000 square metres university facility buildings in Vienna and a architectural school in Brisbane, Australia. The studio pursues all sorts of design challenges from pack-up-and-go inflatable to temporary structure and from culture, institu
24/03/2026
it’s a compositional thing.
three tongue chairs slip into
function meets form, or does form meet function?
either way, form is misbehaving.
we like that a lot ⬜️◻️👅▫️◻️◻️⬜️👅⬜️⬜️▫️◻️◻️◻️▫️👅⬜️⬜️
CRAB missed the opening :( static sheets
clinging to the walls, burgers and booze in hand — the space properly activated 🥽🥤🍔
it’s a compositional thing.
and it’s rolling ❤️
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24/02/2026
Have a peep over at for our latest interview on the shop!
https://www.wallpaper.com/fashion-beauty/voyeurvoyeur-london-fashion-store
13/02/2026
🌞 Slow Sun Kitchen
🐌 Early stages
The client requested a clean, working kitchen calibrated to seasonal light.
South-facing sash window.
3rd floor Georgian terrace.
The design may align to these trajectories… we’ll see…..
28/01/2026
Drawing as a process of collection.
Sketches + scans + surroundings.
The Mill as a drawing machine 🦉early work…….
18/01/2026
🦉 New year site visit 🌒
Ongoing reconnaissance 1/2/3 night in the mill and workshop →
Project details soon.
11/01/2026
developing models
concept → sketch → study → scale 1:20
Physical models in the hand to slow decisions down.
A loose concept tested, tightened, then re-tested.
Doing Stuff #24
09/01/2026
📕 sketch book 📕
Ergonomic studies for clothing display
Working through proportions, reach ranges and small-detail decisions across various scales.
Pilot Hi-Tec-C 0.4 (a.k.a. Pilot G-Tec-C4) on 13×21cm.
03/01/2026
🌅 Crespuscular House 🌌
models 03 / 04 / 05
Displayed at the summer show this year.
Vent plates and ground mass — a model testing weight, ground, and sky.
03 — Roof and walls settling into the ground
3D print + hand-cast plaster
04 — Ground rising into walls and roof
Hand-cast plaster + 3D print
05 — Thickening the base
02/01/2026
🌅 Crespuscular House 🌌
Sketch models 01 / 02
Physical models remain central to the process. (and pile up in the studio)
01 This is a handmade desktop junk model, early explorations, loose material thinking, ideas still in motion.
02 sketch model - SCAN - digital - repeat
29/12/2025
🌅 Crespuscular House 🌌
inkjet print, sketch markup
The digital–analogue flip-flop.
An early 3D model printed out and worked over by hand. Plans, sections and elevations in conversation — tweaks, annotations, and small decisions accumulating.
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99-100 Turnmill Street
London
EC1M5QP