Atelier Nord

The Studio, Frogtown

Six people, a few rooms a year

We keep the practice small on purpose. Every project is drawn, detailed, and walked by the same hands from the first visit to the day you move back in.

Inside The Studio

A workshop more than an office

Our room in Frogtown holds a long table, a wall of drawings, and shelves of oak, plaster, linen, brass, and stone. Clients sit at the same table the drawings are made on.

One team, start to finish

The people who sit with you at the first meeting are the same people who draw the joinery and stand on site during install. Nothing is handed to a junior once the contract is signed.

Drawn before it is bought

Every elevation, reveal, and threshold is resolved on paper first. Fewer decisions are made under pressure on site, which is where budgets usually go quiet and then loud.

Built by people we know

A small circle of Los Angeles fabricators, plasterers, and finish carpenters we have worked with for years. We specify what they can genuinely build, at a price they will honour.

How A Project Runs

The shape of a typical year

Scope, site, and permitting move these dates. The order never changes, and you always know which stage you are standing in.

From first visit to handover
  1. Week one
    Consultation and site visit
    An hour on your site or at our Frogtown studio. We look at the plans, the light, and the way you actually use the space.
  2. Weeks two to six
    Concept and palette
    Plan options, a spatial direction, and a material box you can hold. Approvals happen in daylight, on site, not on a screen.
  3. Months two to four
    Drawings and detailing
    Full documentation: elevations, joinery, lighting, and a finish schedule the trades can build from without guesswork.
  4. Through construction
    Site and fabrication
    Weekly site attendance, workshop visits, and shop drawing review. We answer the questions before they become variations.
  5. Final weeks
    Install and handover
    Furniture, styling, and the final walk, followed by a written record of every finish, fixture, and supplier in the house.

A full residential interior, drawn and delivered by the studio.

Illustrative schedule

The palette behind every stage is set out in full, from how a slab is chosen to how a floor is oiled after the first year.

Explore the materials

Book a Consultation

Come and sit at the table

An hour with the studio: your plans, your timeline, and an honest view of what the work involves. Tell us a little about the project and we will come prepared.

Response
We reply to every request within two business days.
Fit
Requests are reviewed for project fit and studio capacity, so we cannot take on every enquiry.
Where
At our Frogtown studio, or on your site anywhere in Los Angeles.

Request a consultation

Share the location, the scope, and roughly when you would like to start.

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