Fourteen a.m.

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Establish Strong Roots

"Create the foundation structure — design layouts and spaces that truly serve your sanctuary vision"

From Vision to Physical Form

Now that you've clarified your vision and established your project framework, it's time to create the physical layout that will support your sanctuary. This is where abstract ideas become concrete spatial decisions.

Good layout design isn't just about making spaces look beautiful — it's about creating flow and function that supports your daily rhythms and enhances your wellbeing naturally and effortlessly.

What You’ll Recieve

Design Nursery Layout Design Guideline

A comprehensive guide to creating layouts that support both function and flow, helping you make spatial decisions with confidence and intention.

Layout Guidance Includes:

  • Spatial flow and circulation principles

  • Natural light optimization strategies

  • Room relationship and adjacency planning

  • Proportions and scale considerations

  • Privacy and openness balance

  • Storage integration planning

  • Furniture layout optimization

Why Layout Design Is Critical

Poor layout decisions are expensive to fix later and can undermine even the most beautiful finishes. Getting the fundamental structure right from the beginning ensures every other decision builds on a solid foundation.

Our Design Nursery approach encourages experimentation and iteration at this stage, when changes are still possible and affordable, rather than discovering issues once construction begins.

The Design Nursery Philosophy

Like seedlings in a nursery, design ideas need space to grow and develop before being planted in their final location. This stage is about testing, refining, and nurturing your spatial concepts until they're ready to flourish.

The template guides you through making spatial decisions that support your sanctuary vision while remaining practical for daily life.

Not Sure Which Path Is Right?

Choose the individual template if: You've completed the vision and planning stages and want to focus specifically on layout decisions.

Choose the Complete Guided Journey if: You want the full sanctuary creation experience with professional guidance through all six stages, including detailed instruction on spatial planning principles.

The course includes practical guidance on layout design principles that can save both money and future regrets about spatial decisions.

Choose Your Path Forward

Just the Template

Perfect if you prefer to work independently with professional tools

£15

Instant download

Complete Guided Journey

Full course + all 6 stage templates + live guidance + follow-up support

£199

2-hour course + 30min live session

Your Guide

My path has led from crafting iconic projects with Renzo Piano, David Chipperfield, and Junya Ishigami, to creating intimate sanctuaries for London's homeowners. Having also transformed two homes of my own, I understand both the professional expertise needed and the real challenges of working with limited budgets.

Through fourteen a.m., I bring sophisticated project management tools from commercial architecture into residential design, because your home sanctuary deserves the same careful attention as any landmark project.

Our clients words

  • Fourteen a.m. have been wonderful as we have worked together to re-imagine our house.  Winnie carefully listened to all our ideas and designed a thoughtful and sensitive scheme, bringing in her own creativity and introducing textures and materials that we would never have come up with ourselves.  She has also been super supportive on costs, helping guide our plans and suggesting areas where we could make our budget work harder for us.  We’re still in construction but the project is looking great and we’re so pleased that we chose Fourteen a.m. to go on this journey with us.  

    Jill

  • Winnie was a pleasure to work with on our full house renovation. Her ethos and design decisions were exactly what we hoped for. It was far from a simple project but Winnie's insight, guidance and creativity were incredibly valuable. We're delighted with the end product. 

    Ed

  • We’re truly impressed by the exceptional architectural work Winnie brought to our 1930’s semi- detached house. Her innovative designs and keen attention to detail brought our vision to life beautifully, combining both functionality and aesthetic appeal. Winnie’s dedication, professionalism, and collaborative spirit made the project a success beyond our expectations. We look forward to working with her again in the future!

    Fei

  • We couldn’t be happier with the work Winnie did on our rear extension. Right from the start, she really took the time to understand our vision and brought it to life with her brilliant ideas and thoughtful design. Her attention to detail and ability to maximize the space while making it flow perfectly with the rest of our home was amazing. Winnie was always professional, approachable, and supportive, which made the whole process so much smoother and clearer! The final result has exceeded our expectations. We’d happily recommend her to anyone looking for a talented and reliable architect.

    Hoang