01/10/2026
There is a tendency to see a heritage feature as something to work around. Sarah sees it differently.
An original leadlight window or a stone fireplace is not a limitation on a design, it is a head start, a piece of character that no amount of new joinery can manufacture. The skill is in knowing what to preserve, what to quietly restore, and what to build around it so the old and the new feel like they were always meant to sit together. It is a philosophy that runs through every heritage project STUDIO BELLE takes on.