Scratch Post Architects

Category: Materials

  • A Brief History of the Couch Corner

    A Brief History of the Couch Corner

    At Scratch Post Architects, we try to keep things simple, which means we complicate them and then take a nap.

    We asked a customer for feedback. They looked at us, blinked slowly, and left a single hair on the form.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    Naturally there was a committee. Naturally the committee was a pile of boxes, and naturally one box was occupied.

    If you take only one thing from this, take this: a firm philosophy of vertical everything is not a bug. It is the product.

    As always, results may vary, fur may transfer, and the management accepts no responsibility for the hairball.

  • Open Plan Layouts and the Hallway Sprint

    Open Plan Layouts and the Hallway Sprint

    A reader wrote in this week with a question that deserves a serious answer, so here is an unserious one.

    If you take only one thing from this, take this: load tests conducted by jumping from the cabinet is not a bug. It is the product.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    Our standard approach involves a firm philosophy of vertical everything, followed by blueprints marked with claw lines, followed by a brief and unexplained sprint.

    Our team did a careful study. By study we mean someone knocked it off the table to see what would happen.

    If you have questions, our office hours are three to four in the morning, or whenever we feel like it.

  • Why Every Building Needs a Shelf at Eye Level

    Why Every Building Needs a Shelf at Eye Level

    Nobody tells you this when you start out, but the real work begins around a firm philosophy of vertical everything.

    Our team did a careful study. By study we mean someone knocked it off the table to see what would happen.

    The Short Version, Told Slowly

    The old guard prefers a firm philosophy of vertical everything. The new guard prefers whatever is on the other side of the door.

    Experts agree that load tests conducted by jumping from the cabinet is essential. Experts also agree that this is a very long way of asking for a snack.

    If you have questions, our office hours are three to four in the morning, or whenever we feel like it.