A Return to Firminy: Kristian Hyde in RIBA Journal

Get an insight into the soul of our studio as Director Kristian Hyde is published in the RIBA Journal with his reflective essay 'Postcard from Firminy, France'. The piece retraces a journey made twenty-five years ago, returning to Le Corbusier’s Saint-Pierre church. First visited on a youthful pilgrimage with co-director and life partner Kay Hyde. Both architectural and human in spirit, the article explores time, memory, and the quiet endurance of buildings that continue to speak long after their authors are gone.

ObjectsKristian Hyde3 October 2025architecture, oxford, Quatrefoil House

2025 Homes & Gardens Design Awards Winner

Our team has just returned from London after receiving the Best Sustainability Project award for Edge House at the 2025 Homes and Gardens Design Awards. The recognition celebrates our commitment to creating homes that unite environmental performance with timeless design. Edge House stands as a quiet statement on how building with structural timber can shape a more sustainable way of living.

ObjectsKristian Hyde26 September 2025architecture, oxford, Quatrefoil House

Concrete Mag

How can materials express memory, resilience, and place? Concrete Quarterly, Volume 59 explores this question through Edge House, where a timber frame superstructure defines the home, light in spirit yet enduring in a coastal climate. This dialogue between timber and concrete reflects a balance of pragmatics and sustainability. We are honoured to see the project featured in such a respected publication.

ObjectsKristian Hyde1 August 2025architecture, oxford, Quatrefoil House

Black on Blue - Edge House Kitchen

Sometimes, the boldest move is silence. “It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top,” wrote Virginia Woolf. This kitchen, in our latest work is dark and poised, it lets the sea speak louder. Replacing the predictable with presence, it listens quietly to context, to instinct, and to the soul of the home.

ObjectsKristian Hyde20 June 2025hyde objects, ktichen, black

Music for the Soul

Resonance House in South London honours our client, a notable figure in the music industry, with a vinyl archive that serves as both storage and a poetic expression of musical memory. This bespoke piece was conceived to embody a life shaped by sound. We pushed structural limits to create a symmetrical element that expresses cantilever and tension with crafted precision.

Interior Design - Detail in Oxford

Architecture, at its best, is not just built, it is felt. Discover our obsessions and the quiet power of light and shadow. Explore da Vinci’s chiaroscuro and Tanizaki’s reflections on the unseen. At Quatrefoil House, these timeless ideas shape a world for our client, where detail, depth, and darkness reveal beauty beyond the obvious.

ObjectsKristian Hyde14 April 2025architecture, oxford, Quatrefoil House

Magic Realism

It's all too easy to take a revolutionary yet ancient technology like glass for granted. That is - until you are reminded of its poetic and sculptural potential. A recent commission allowed us to go deep and explore for the first time the magic of this wonder material.

Critical Thinking, Objects, NewsKristian Hyde20 October 2020Kristian Alexander Hyde, luxury, glass, objects, hyde objects

Storm Collaboration by Eleanor Pritchard

We are delighted to share a guest post by Textile Designer Eleanor Pritchard. Written in celebration of our recently launched blanket collaboration. Jump in to explore the design journey that gives insight into process, research and care.

News, ObjectsKristian Hyde13 October 2020architecture, hyde objects, objects, blanket

Storm is on its way

Its been in the pipeline for some time - between projects, but we wanted it to be perfect and without compromise. Now it's ready, and we're excited to announce the release of Object 02 from Hyde Objects.

News, ObjectsKristian Hyde24 September 2020Kristian Alexander Hyde, Kay Hyde, objects, making, authenticity

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