Bespoke Architecture Studio, Est. 2011

Homes built to the measure of a life well lived

Vault Atelier designs and builds made-to-measure residences for clients who consider a house the most personal object they will ever commission.

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Portfolio

Selected Work

A collection of private residences, each one drawn from the site, the climate and the client, never from a catalogue.

Meridian House exterior
Residential

Meridian House

Big Sur, California · 2023

Linden Court living room
Residential

Linden Court

Aspen, Colorado · 2022

Stonefield Residence facade
Residential

Stonefield Residence

Hudson Valley, New York · 2021

The Orangery interior detail
Interior

The Orangery

Cotswolds, United Kingdom · 2023

Cliffside Pavilion at dusk
Residential

Cliffside Pavilion

Costa Brava, Spain · 2020

Willow Barn conversion
Renovation

Willow Barn

Loire Valley, France · 2019

Philosophy

Our Approach

Four convictions that shape every commission we accept, from the first sketch to the final key handover.

01

Site before style

We read the land, the light and the seasons before we draw a single wall. A house should feel discovered, not imposed.

02

Materials with memory

Stone, timber and bronze are chosen for how they weather, not just how they photograph on delivery day.

03

One studio, one team

The architect who sketches your first plan is the same one who signs off the final punch list. No handoffs, no dilution.

04

Quiet luxury, honest cost

We build for permanence over spectacle. Every specification is priced transparently, with no allowances left vague.

Capabilities

Services

A full-service studio, from concept sketch to structural sign-off, held under one roof.

01

Custom Design

Bespoke architectural concepts developed around your site, your programme and your household.

02

Structural Engineering

In-house engineering that keeps ambitious geometry buildable, permittable and durable.

03

3D Rendering & Visualisation

Photoreal walkthroughs so every material and sightline is approved before ground is broken.

04

Build Management

A single point of accountability from groundbreaking through furnishing, on schedule and on budget.

Notes

Journal

Field notes on materials, sites and the craftspeople who make our work possible.

Stone quarry detail Materials

Reading a Quarry Before You Trust It

What we look for in limestone before it becomes a facade.

Timber joinery detail Craft

The Joiners of the Loire Valley

Inside the workshop behind Willow Barn's oak framework.

Architectural sketch and model Process

From Sketch to Structural Model

How a two-hour site visit becomes a twelve-month build plan.

Enquiries

Begin a Conversation

Tell us about your site and your ambitions. We take on a limited number of commissions each year, so early conversations matter.

Studio 14 Rue des Tanneurs, Lyon, France
Enquiries enquiries@vaultatelier.studio
Hours Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 18:00 CET

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