The best projects are built around chemistry and communication. We recognise the social and creative importance of the relationships we have with our clients and collaborators: having the right people with us can take our design much further. Engaging with a formal set of requirements is only a small part of understanding the context and value of a project. Often our desire to be deeply immersed means that we step over the boundaries of pure architecture, into shared territories and in unexpected directions – and it is this collaborative dialogue that inspires the most meaningful buildings.