Butterfly Studio / Valerie Schweitzer Architects
Inspired in part by the closing of a butterfly?s wings and other organic forms, this 350 square-foot art studio and the private office for a family home in Westport, Connecticut, provides a serene refuge. Like shards protruding from the earth, the studio?s angled panels clad in stucco and recycled teak, impart a primitive and futuristic quality at the same time. The structure exploits the potential of glass, wood and steel.
© Tom Leighton
Architects: Valerie Schweitzer Architects
Location: Westport, CT, United States
Area: 350.0 ft2
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Tom Leighton, Paul Bartholomeuw
© Tom Leighton
Text description provided by the architects. Inspired in part by the closing of a butterfly?s wings and other organic forms, this 350 square-foot art studio and the private office for a family home in Westport, Connecticut, provides a serene refuge. Like shards protruding from the earth, the studio?s angled panels clad in stucco and recycled teak, impart a primitive and futuristic quality at the same time. The structure exploits the potential of glass, wood and steel.
© Tom Leighton
The expansive skylight of steel and thermally-insulated glass eliminates the need for day-lighting, even for an artist. It also creates an airiness despite the confined floor plate. Efficiency is furthered by the sealed poured concrete floor that contains radiant heat piping; one may roll a work de...
© Tom Leighton
Architects: Valerie Schweitzer Architects
Location: Westport, CT, United States
Area: 350.0 ft2
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Tom Leighton, Paul Bartholomeuw
© Tom Leighton
Text description provided by the architects. Inspired in part by the closing of a butterfly?s wings and other organic forms, this 350 square-foot art studio and the private office for a family home in Westport, Connecticut, provides a serene refuge. Like shards protruding from the earth, the studio?s angled panels clad in stucco and recycled teak, impart a primitive and futuristic quality at the same time. The structure exploits the potential of glass, wood and steel.
© Tom Leighton
The expansive skylight of steel and thermally-insulated glass eliminates the need for day-lighting, even for an artist. It also creates an airiness despite the confined floor plate. Efficiency is furthered by the sealed poured concrete floor that contains radiant heat piping; one may roll a work de...
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