A new studio building was built in the garden of a semi-detached property. The studio accommodates a graphic design studio on a mezzanine level and a sculpture studio on lower garden level.
The building is a discrete timber clad prism with openings that respond to the different functions. The sill of a protruding window on the mezzanine level doubles as a layout space for the graphic design studio. The sculpture studio is lit by a bank of north-facing clerestory windows. There are two doorways; a discreet work entrance facing the side gate for business visitors and a large domestic one in the form of a sliding door that opens out to a timber clad sunken court. This in turn faces the garden and the main house. A peep-hole at mezzanine level allows the occupants to maintain visual contact with their children in the garden.
The interior features white plaster walls and a cement screed floor. The tensile plywood sheets that clad the upstands, floor and soffit of the mezzanine serve to strengthen its structure.
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