ASUW is an architecture and design studio making homes, interiors and landscapes of lasting calm.

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On the weight of light

We design homes that feel as if they were always there.

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Why we still draw by hand

Architecture

Houses shaped by their site, built to age with grace.

Interiors

Interiors

Rooms composed in light, stone, timber and linen.

Landscape

Landscape

Gardens and terraces drawn on the same page as the house.

Plant the garden first

Objects

Furniture and fittings made for each room, in small editions.

Casa Travertino
Residential
01Casa Travertino
Lake Como, Italy2025
The Walnut House
Interiors
02The Walnut House
Kyoto, Japan2024
Maison Ombre
Residential
03Maison Ombre
Provence, France2024
Ridge Pavilion
Public
04Ridge Pavilion
Cascades, USA2023
Atelier Nine
Interiors
05Atelier Nine
London, UK2023
Villa Sable
Landscape
06Villa Sable
Comporta, Portugal2022
Design book · 02

Every project’s drawings, bound as one PDF. Open a book to turn its pages.

Design BookVolume 01 · PDF
Design BookVolume 02 · PDF
Casa Travertino
Casa Travertino2025
The Walnut House
The Walnut House2024
Pool terrace
Pool terrace2025
Maison Ombre
Maison Ombre2024
Poolside
Poolside2023
Ridge Pavilion
Ridge Pavilion2023
Blue hour
Blue hour2024
Atelier Nine
Atelier Nine2023
Facade study
Facade study2022
Villa Sable
Villa Sable2022
Courtyard at dusk
Courtyard at dusk2024
Garden house
Garden house2025

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The studio

Eleven architects, designers and makers around one long table.

Portrait of Maryam Asadi
Maryam AsadiFounding Partner, Architect
Portrait of Lukas Weber
Lukas WeberPartner, Architecture
Portrait of Sara Tehrani
Sara TehraniHead of Interiors
Portrait of Daniel Okafor
Daniel OkaforLandscape Architect
Portrait of Nina Rahimi
Nina RahimiVisualisation Lead
Portrait of Tomás Ferreira
Tomás FerreiraFurniture & Objects
Journal

On the weight of light
2 September 2026 · 6 min readOn the weight of lightWhy we design rooms around the hour you will spend in them.
Travertine, slowly
18 July 2026 · 5 min readTravertine, slowlyA year of visits to one quarry, and what it taught us about patience.
Why we still draw by hand
30 May 2026 · 4 min readWhy we still draw by handThe pencil comes before the screen in every ASUW project. Here is what it catches.
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A handful of new commissions each year. Tell us about the site and how you want to live there.