Kanye West’s stripped-back Yeezy Studio is based on brutalist aesthetics

June 6, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Kanye West’s Yeezy design brand has moved into a new studio in Calabasas, California, which local designer Willo Perron has given a bare aesthetic celebrating “utilitarianism and brutalism”. Yeezy Studio comprises design studios, prototyping and sampling spaces, and fabric resource libraries for the rapper’s fashion label Yeezy. There is also a music studio, a library,

The post Kanye West’s stripped-back Yeezy Studio is based on brutalist aesthetics appeared first on Dezeen.

Ryuji Kajino converts simple shed into studio for flower craft

June 4, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architect Ryuji Kajino converted an 80-year-old barn in Kurashiki, Japan, to create Tiny Atelier, a studio for a designer who makes accessories from dried flowers. The small building is located on a hillside site that also contains the owner’s house and a warehouse, which faces out over a valley towards Japan’s Seto Inland Sea. Kajino’s studio

The post Ryuji Kajino converts simple shed into studio for flower craft appeared first on Dezeen.

Trout Lake Residence by Olson Kundig opens onto Washington landscape

May 26, 2018 James Brillon 0

Massive bi-folding doors allow this artist’s retreat in Washington by architecture firm Olson Kundig to open to the outdoors and accommodate large pieces of art. Situated in the rural area of Trout Lake, the compound is made up of four buildings arranged in two clusters. The clients, an artist couple, wanted studio spaces that would

The post Trout Lake Residence by Olson Kundig opens onto Washington landscape appeared first on Dezeen.

Jeff Svitak builds blackened Redwood House with private studio for himself in Southern California

May 25, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

American architect Jeff Svitak has designed a house for himself nestled into a hillside in San Diego, complete with various outdoor spaces and an office for his practice. Spanning three storeys and clad in blackened wood, Redwood House has a varied construction comprising cuboid volumes and outdoor walkways.   The house measures 2,000 square feet (186

The post Jeff Svitak builds blackened Redwood House with private studio for himself in Southern California appeared first on Dezeen.

TACO creates its own pink-toned architecture studio on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula

May 12, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Mexican architecture firm TACO has designed the Portico Palmeto studio to act as its headquarters, with pink walls, local materials, and tall shutters that open up the interior to its tropical setting. The 1,453-square-foot (135-square-metre) rose-coloured building serves primarily as an architecture studio in Mérida – a historic city on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The two-storey structure

The post TACO creates its own pink-toned architecture studio on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula appeared first on Dezeen.

Eckford Chong adds blackened-timber garden studio to refurbished London house

May 8, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

UK architecture office Eckford Chong has renovated and extended an end-of-terrace property in east London, adding a garden studio that evokes traditional Japanese tea houses. The studio headed by Doug Eckford and Tania Chong was tasked with overseeing the internal and external renovations of the property in Walthamstow, which is occupied by a growing family.

The post Eckford Chong adds blackened-timber garden studio to refurbished London house appeared first on Dezeen.

Martin Fenlon completes expansion of his own Los Angeles home and studio

April 30, 2018 James Brillon 0

Expanding a remodelled bungalow in Los Angeles and connecting it to an adjacent commercial building has allowed architect Martin Fenlon to create more living spaces for his family and offices for his studio. Completed over the course of almost five years, the architect conceived the Fenlon House in three phases, and built it with a

The post Martin Fenlon completes expansion of his own Los Angeles home and studio appeared first on Dezeen.

Timber shed gives retired couple room to paint, garden and have friends to stay

April 18, 2018 India Block 0

Jon Danielsen Aarhus has designed a gabled shed to accommodate the hobbies of a recently retired couple in Lillehammer, Norway. The Oslo-based architect created spaces for the clients to paint, sculpt, practice botany, store their cross-country skis, and have family and friends over to stay. Barn House replaces an existing run-down outbuilding in the grounds of the couple’s

The post Timber shed gives retired couple room to paint, garden and have friends to stay appeared first on Dezeen.

Prefabricated cabin can be transported to remote locations by lorry

April 10, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

This £39,000 prefabricated cabin by artist Bobby Niven and architect Iain MacLeod is designed to be easily transported on the back of a lorry. School friends Niven and MacLeod designed the small hut, known as the Artist Bothy after the Scottish name for a shelter, for artists wanting to set up studio in isolated locations.  The compact

The post Prefabricated cabin can be transported to remote locations by lorry appeared first on Dezeen.

Fiedler Marciano creates artist studios in a forest clearing in Connecticut

April 9, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

American studio Fiedler Marciano Architecture took cues from vernacular architecture in New England while designing a pair of small, sculptural buildings for an artists’ nature retreat. The studio buildings are located on the campus of the I-Park Foundation, an organisation that offers a renowned artist-in-residence programme. The campus covers 450 bucolic acres (182 hectares) just

The post Fiedler Marciano creates artist studios in a forest clearing in Connecticut appeared first on Dezeen.