About the Practice
Design as a way of paying attention
EN / FR — bilingual practice
Hamza Ajaz Janjua leads a design studio based in Paris.
That discipline shows up as restraint.
The Studio
SHEET A—02
A small team, on purpose
Four people across two studios.
Hamza Ajaz Janjua
Founder & Principal Designer
Leads every project from first sketch to final visit.
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Material Palette
SHEET A—03
What gets specified, and why
Six materials the studio returns to again and again.
BrickLeft exposed on load-bearing walls.
ConcreteFormwork marks kept visible.
OakFloors and joinery, left to age.
StoneLocal quarry stone where possible.
GlassFull-height where the view earns it.
SteelThin structure, left unpainted.
Approach
SHEET A—04
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Site, before sketchbook
Every project starts with a walk.
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Material honesty
Brick behaves as brick.
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Measured by hand
Scale is checked against the body.
Sun Study
A—04.1Drag through the day to see how sun angle changes shadow length.