ARTIST STUDIOS CASE STUDY

 

ARTISTS STUDIOS IN ABERYSTWYTH

LOCATION: Aberystwyth, wales, UK                                          ARCHITECT: Heatherwick Studio                                                       Building typology: studios                                               DESIGN INTENTION: low cost shed like studio

CONCEPT: The shed like studio buildings have simple timber frames that are conceptually split down the middle and pulled apart to bring light and ventilation to the centerline, and then organized around a common entryway.

MATERIALS USED

*STAINLESS STEEL *wooden batten *polyurethane *foam *Glass                              TECHNIQUE

STUDIOS ELEVATED OFF SLOPE BY  CONCRETE PIERS

WOOD FRAMED CONSTRUCTION, STEEL CLADDING

 

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