Architecture quite literally forms the foundations of modern design and a lot of urban design outlets are paying increasing attention to break out architects exploring and integrating rural lanscape into conceptual designs. Matched with an increasing desire for more and more architects with both the capacity and desire to actively seek out new, innovative and dynamic builds - the need for architectural skill sets is growing at a vast rate.

Architectural design takes many shapes and forms. From raw creative inspiration to the complexity of technical innovation, architecture encompasses and in many ways embodies multiple art forms. In essence it is a type of visual merchandising, inclusive of 3D designs, interior planning, visual representation and restoration. Architecture bridges the gap between concepts, realisation and the corporate world. Corporate skills can however only take you so far, it is essential that an architect has an understanding of the modern world, a primal ‘feeling' for the surroundings.

The ability to imprint a physical and cultural design within the fabric of society is both an acquired and desired skill set. It is therefore becoming increasingly important that architects understand and absorb context, shifting beyond the perception of immediate construction.

North Devon  is exposed to the transition of seasons, from summer time holiday town through to blustery isolation. Devonshire living integrates explosively dramatic landscapes with corrosive coastal scenes and dramatic stormscapes. Devon is also subjected to a constant change undergoing a continuous metamorphosis of adjustments on both a vast and micro scaale. Daniel Lobato has absorbed architectural change and translated into physical design. Already classically trained, Daniel couldn't resist the buzz of out door life style, combining his enthusiasm for nature with architectural creativity.  

A creative desire encompassing and in some way deconstructing the traditions at the core of architectural principles. The Gestalt school identifies the importance of balance. The principles behind artistic form found in the natural world are not necessarily different to the principles of Gestalt identified in unselfconscious human building traditions. Vernacular building traditions in contrast epitomize the organic order of nature. Both building styles have woven nature, landscape and urban design.