niche(s) wants to:

• be understood as a concept architecture practice. 

• consciously reserve the right to explore multiple ideas, concepts and different ways of doing things to generate a safe space for creativity, experimentation, research and collaboration for the architect(s) and the maître(s) d’ouvrage(s).

• see itself as a kind of utopia where humanity, honesty, kindness and beauty prevail. 

• assume, embrace and encourage femininity.

• resist the consumerist appropriation of housing because a home should never be seen as an unrelatable good of consumption and a way to generate profits only.

• go against the ‘wegwerfgesellschaft’ mentality by favouring reuse, repurpose or carefully choosing durable quality materials and consider ease of use and maintenance.