DESIGNING FOR THE HUMAN EXPERIENCELet’s talk ↗SATU is an international architecture and interior design practice bringing global design expertise together with local construction knowledge. We create spaces around how people live, work and gather.
Founded in 2011, SATU brings architecture, interior design and project delivery together. We connect international design experience with local construction knowledge, shaping spaces around people, place and commercial purpose.
Explore our work ↗A connected route through strategy, design and delivery. Appoint a focused service or an integrated scope, with responsibilities agreed around your project.
Translate organisational ambitions and user needs into a clear spatial brief.
Review site constraints, programme fit and the implications for cost and delivery.
Explore options collaboratively, test assumptions and agree the direction.
Support stakeholder engagement and the transition into a new environment.
Consider comfort, resource use, material choices and long-term operation.
Develop building concepts, spatial planning and architectural relationships.
Resolve space, light, materials and furniture around daily experience.
Connect buildings with arrival, gardens and shared outdoor settings.
Express identity through spatial storytelling, wayfinding and touchpoints.
Integrate workplace technology and mechanical, electrical and plumbing requirements with the relevant specialists.
Establish responsibilities, decision milestones and a clear approval process.
Coordinate site activities, technical interfaces and quality reviews.
Align specifications, supplier information, lead times and purchasing decisions.
Develop furniture, finishes and sourcing packages around the design intent.
Plan completion reviews, documentation and the transition into use.
Architecture · Interior design · Turnkey design and build · Project management
Define your project scope ↗Each appointment starts with the right scope. The stages below connect the brief to the information and decisions needed to move it forward.
Site, users, programme and ambition.
An agreed brief and a clear list of priorities.Services, responsibilities and decision points.
A defined appointment, fee basis and programme.Spatial options, materials and technical interfaces.
A coordinated design package for the agreed scope.Procurement, site coordination and completion reviews.
The agreed delivery support and handover information.