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Process
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Drawing by hand in a digital studio
Our software has never been better. We still start every project with a pencil.

Every Lintel project begins on paper. Not because we are nostalgic, but because a soft pencil is the fastest way we know to think.
The first line is a question
A sketch can stay vague in the right places. It lets us test a proportion or a route through a house without committing to a wall thickness or a ceiling height. Clients often understand a quick drawing better than a perfect render.
Where the computer takes over
Once the idea holds, we move to the model. From there on, every joint is drawn and every dimension is checked. The sketches stay pinned to the wall until the building is finished.
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