To be completed Spring 2023.

Sat in an elevated position overlooking the River Ouse and with far reaching views to Ashdown Forest to the North. The client a successful author needed a studio space for calm contemplation away from family life. On the South Eastern Elevation of the property sat a rather uninspiring UPVC constructed conservatory, which was to cold in the winter and hot in the summer months. We proposed an architectural space, encompassing varying zone’s to allow creative thought. 

It was decided that the structure should be a modern SIPS design & build and to accommodate/achieve:

Calm singular space to allow : concentration & Meditation.

Designated space’s for : Concentration, Deep thought & Take in the view’s.

Ceiling, task and ambient lighting very important.

Protruding window seat to allow for different working/thought patterns.

Exterior & interior doors to studio space, to allow private movement.

A space that allows separation of work & family life.

Ourselves and the client wanted a modern structure that worked with the existing architectural scheme, but not to be a slave to old traditions and aesthetics. We gained planning permission within the Southdown's National Park with the first planning application.

Picking up on the black timber used on the existing architecture. It was decided to clad the new outer structure in a charred single brushed Yakisgi Gendai timber, we then used alternative bold materials (Zinc & Corten Steel) for the: Roof, Windows, Window reveals.

Differentiating the aesthetic for the warm interior space, the interior is clad in a singular bespoke matched solid & oak veneered panels, floating above the polished concrete floor. With a soundproof connecting portal to the existing building also made from solid and veneered oak. With the addition of bespoke architectural elements all manufactured within Sussex. 

The work involved Concept Development, Master Planning, Landscaping, Architectural Interventions and Interior Architecture.