Journal

The Journal is where we share the thinking behind our work. Design observations, architectural insights, travel reflections, and the ideas shaping Kensington Design House as it grows.

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Journal

Introducing Ask the Architect

Introducing Ask the Architect

Richard Landry

An editorial series exploring how architecture shapes the way we move, feel, and live inside a space, not just how it looks.

Introducing Ask the Architect

Richard Landry

An editorial series exploring how architecture shapes the way we move, feel, and live inside a space, not just how it looks.

Morning Light Changes Everything

Morning Light Changes Everything

Elizabeth Landry

Why some homes feel better to wake up in than others, and how morning light shapes energy, rhythm, and daily life.

Morning Light Changes Everything

Elizabeth Landry

Why some homes feel better to wake up in than others, and how morning light shapes energy, rhythm, and daily life.

Ask the Architect: Designing for Play Without the Chaos

Ask the Architect: Designing for Play Without t...

Richard Landry

A reflection on designing play spaces that invite imagination without taking over the home, using layout, storage, and visual balance to support how families actually live.

Ask the Architect: Designing for Play Without t...

Richard Landry

A reflection on designing play spaces that invite imagination without taking over the home, using layout, storage, and visual balance to support how families actually live.

Objects with Memory

Objects with Memory

Elizabeth Landry

Some objects do more than fill a space. They carry memory, history, and a sense of connection that changes how a home feels to live in.

Objects with Memory

Elizabeth Landry

Some objects do more than fill a space. They carry memory, history, and a sense of connection that changes how a home feels to live in.

Wellness at Home

Wellness at Home

Elizabeth Landry

A reflection on how light, layout, and material choices affect the nervous system and shape the feeling of everyday life at home.

Wellness at Home

Elizabeth Landry

A reflection on how light, layout, and material choices affect the nervous system and shape the feeling of everyday life at home.

Fifty, Forward  A note from me — and the beginning of something new.

Fifty, Forward A note from me — and the beginn...

Elizabeth Landry

Turning 50 brought a quieter shift than expected. A reflection on transition, reinvention, and building Kensington Design House in a way that feels more aligned with who we are now.

Fifty, Forward A note from me — and the beginn...

Elizabeth Landry

Turning 50 brought a quieter shift than expected. A reflection on transition, reinvention, and building Kensington Design House in a way that feels more aligned with who we are now.