Minimal spaces as well as the use of a small palate of natural materials are always interesting - especially when it is an artist's studio in this case. A well detailed, creative space for painting and sculpturing, which would in turn encourage and inspire creativity. The studio located in Melbourne, sits comfortably within an organic landscape design, designed in collaboration with Phillip Johnson Landscaping - which includes a natural pool, a waterfall and a creek, which provides a recreational space for children.
Architects: Chan Architecture
Location: Thornbury, Victoria; Australia
Structural Engineer: Richard L Consulting Engineers
Landscape: Phillip Johnson Landscapes
Landscape: Phillip Johnson Landscapes
Year: 2014
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External facade & Landscape.
"Less is More"
"Less is More"
The external materials chosen for the studio are all natural materials with a main emphasis on the timber cladding, which blends well with the water and rocks of the landscape. Internally, timber flooring and plywood were used on the floors, walls and ceiling too - not only as a robust surface to work on but also to create a flow of continuity from floor to ceiling level - making it not seem as a conventional residential space. The result is a unique, sculptured space which is warm and textured in my opinion.
The roof of the studio was also used to warm the water of the pool during the colder months, whilst the water from the decorative rain-chain into the pool, as depicted in one of the images below, to replace the water that was lost through evaporation. In-tun the overflow of the pool was connected to a creek that ran through the backyard, connecting the different areas of the landscape.
Internal areas.
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External timber facade detail.
External entrance + facade.
Photographs: Folded Bird Photography
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