The Principles of Enduring Form

The block is dressed by hand before any surface is refined. Proportion governs first.

Shaded stone reads gray, never gold. Every surface is calibrated to the cool midday hour.

A three-millimetre mortar line is a deliberate act. Each course legible from across the square.

Tool marks are not flaws. Chisel strokes register the hand fifty years on, and will register a hundred more.