Architecture
Full architectural design from concept through construction, for homes and buildings of every scale.
Mara Veld · Architect
Architecture of light, material & restraint.
Axis is the practice of Mara Veld — designing homes, civic spaces and cultural buildings that hold their calm. Every project begins with the site, the section, and the way daylight moves through a room.
120+Projects built
14Design awards
18Years practising
9Countries
Selected Projects
Recent work
A cross-section of residential, cultural, commercial and urban projects completed over the last six years.
The Practice
A studio built around the section, not the style.
Axis is a small practice that takes on a handful of projects at a time. Mara Veld leads every commission personally — from the first site walk to the final detail on site — so the original idea survives all the way to construction.
- 01 Site-led design that begins with light and landscape.
- 02 Honest materials left to age with dignity.
- 03 One architect accountable from brief to handover.
Services
How Axis can work with you
Interior Architecture
Considered interiors, joinery and lighting that carry the architecture inside.
Master Planning
Urban frameworks and site strategies that shape how places grow over time.
3D Visualization
Photoreal renders and physical models that let you walk the design before it is built.
Feasibility & Planning
Site appraisals, massing studies and planning support to de-risk a project early.
Project Delivery
Contract administration and site oversight to protect the design through to completion.
Recognition
Selected awards
- 2024 Slate House — House of the Year, Finalist Nordic Architecture Prize
- 2023 Civic Library — Public Building Award European Concrete Society
- 2023 Meridian Offices — Workplace of the Year Dezeen Awards, Shortlist
- 2022 Quarry Terraces — Housing Design Medal RIBA International
- 2021 Harbour Masterplan — Urban Vision Award World Architecture Festival
Have a site and an idea?
Axis takes on a limited number of projects each year. Tell us about yours and we will arrange a first conversation.