Studio Cooke John, founded by Nina Cooke John, is a multidisciplinary design studio that values placemaking as a way to transform relationships between people and the built environment. Working at the scale of the human body; individually or collectively, in the home or on the street, we respond to how we use space in our everyday lives, whether in the family unit or as a community.

We play out intimate relationships in the privacy of our homes, but in public, in the streets, we play out important relationships with our neighbors.  It is where we strengthen the bonds with those whose backgrounds might be different to ours as we build community.  It is in public space that we provide a place for and acknowledge the presence of those who have been systematically silenced.

Throughout the design process, our collaborations with clients and community members, yield insights that inform how we, alongside our network of craftsmen, fabricators and consultants, transform spaces within the home and in the public sphere. What emerge are spaces tailored to each client’s needs, revealing elements of serendipity and surprise.