Atlas Studio.
An editorial portfolio and Next.js site for a contemporary architecture firm — built to let the work, not the chrome, carry the story.
- Engagement
- 10 weeks
- Year
- 2024
- Scope
- Art direction · Web · CMS
The brief
Atlas had ten years of built work and a site that flattened it. They wanted a portfolio that read like a monograph: each project on its own terms, with space for drawings, text, and quiet.
We art-directed the photography, wrote the project essays with the partners, and shipped a site where the principals can publish new work in under an hour without losing the editorial tone.
What we made
An editorial platform built for slow reading and fast publishing.
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01
Art direction
Photography direction across three shoots, plus a drawing and caption system that unified archive and new work.
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02
Editorial writing
Project essays written with the partners — a consistent voice across twenty-plus completed projects.
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03
Portfolio site
Next.js site with long-form project layouts, client-side image preloading, and a built-in press module.
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04
Publishing system
Sanity-backed CMS tuned for how architects actually write — drawings, captions, and images ordered by drag.
It's the first time our site has felt like the studio. Quiet, confident, and actually about the work.
Results
Measured in the year after launch.