This studio is the first phase of a larger composition of buildings on the site including the artist’s house. The building is, foremost, a simple well-lit space in which to paint and to display paintings.

This studio is the first phase of a larger composition of buildings on the site including the artist’s house. The building is, foremost, a simple well-lit space in which to paint and to display paintings.

Two enormous dormer windows in the north elevation give diffuse and even light. The tall slot door between the dormers is sized to allow easy access to the artist’s typically huge canvases.

Two enormous dormer windows in the north elevation give diffuse and even light. The tall slot door between the dormers is sized to allow easy access to the artist’s typically huge canvases.

The space draws inspiration from the tall windowed Edwardian studios in London and from the kind of super-scale attic atelier typified by Moreau’s studio in Paris. The fact that there are no views out at ground level removes the interior from its immediate surroundings while allowing glimpses of the sky, trees and rooftops. Externally, with its flush-fitting shutters and doors closed, it looks like a copper-clad box or reliquary, nestling amongst the huge plane trees which tower over the site.

The space draws inspiration from the tall windowed Edwardian studios in London and from the kind of super-scale attic atelier typified by Moreau’s studio in Paris. The fact that there are no views out at ground level removes the interior from its immediate surroundings while allowing glimpses of the sky, trees and rooftops. Externally, with its flush-fitting shutters and doors closed, it looks like a copper-clad box or reliquary, nestling amongst the huge plane trees which tower over the site.