The Architectural Collection
SpiralBound Notebooks
Original Photography • Architectural Illustration • Monochromatic Studies
Fine Art Stationery
Each notebook begins as original architectural photography before being meticulously translated into a monochromatic architectural illustration. Through the careful reduction of colour, texture and visual distraction, every design reveals the proportion, craftsmanship and ornament that define some of Britain’s most remarkable buildings.
Printed on premium stationery and designed for everyday use, the collection brings architectural heritage into the objects we carry and use each day.
Explore the Collection
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge • England
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King’s College Chapel
Cambridge • England
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Senate House
Cambridge • England
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St Pancras Station
London • England
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Edinburgh Castle
London • England
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Ely Cathedral
Ely • England
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York Minster
York • England
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Natural History Museum
London • England
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The British Museum
London • England
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City Hall
Gouda • The Netherlands
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Cologne Cathedral
Cologne • Germany
About the Collection
Original Photography Translated Through Architectural Illustration
The Architectural Collection explores architecture through a process of artistic translation. Every work originates from Alyssa Denise’s original photography before being carefully reinterpreted as a monochromatic line drawing, creating a new perspective through which architecture can be appreciated.
Each illustration distils the façade into its essential language of line, proportion and ornament. By removing colour and visual distraction, attention is drawn to the craftsmanship, rhythm and composition that often pass unnoticed within the original architecture.
The resulting illustrations are thoughtfully applied across a curated collection of stationery, homewares and fine art editions, allowing architecture to become part of everyday life.
Artist’s Note
