Spy Glass / JaK Studio
The idea for the ?Spy Glass? was to build a structure that has all the nostalgia of an original beach hut with a new physical form that would pay homage to the classic beach hut - an iconic symbol of the British seaside.
© Nick Kane
Architects: JaK Studio
Location: Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Area: 6.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Nick Kane, Francesco Russo
Design Consultants: Seymour Powell
Structural Engineers: Car Ltd
Consulting Artist: Alban Low
Lighting Designers: Light IQ
Textile Designer: Cliveworks
Cdm2015 Advisor: Fred Hurr BA Hons, MCICES, RFAPS
Specialist Concrete Manufacture: GSSL Gunite and Shotcrete Services Limited
Vehicular Turntable: UK Turntables Ltd
© Nick Kane
Text description provided by the architects. The idea for the ?Spy Glass? was to build a structure that has all the nostalgia of an original beach hut with a new physical form that would pay homage to the classic beach hut - an iconic symbol of the British seaside.
Floor Plan
The Spy Glass is built on a recessed turntable allowing the transparent ?picture window? of the hut to be turned like traditional slot binoculars ? this can be rotated in a 180-degree direction, via remote control, to face the sun, seascape or the bright lights of Eastbourne Pier, ?reacting? to daily life around it.At the promenade end of the hut, there is a ...
© Nick Kane
Architects: JaK Studio
Location: Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Area: 6.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Nick Kane, Francesco Russo
Design Consultants: Seymour Powell
Structural Engineers: Car Ltd
Consulting Artist: Alban Low
Lighting Designers: Light IQ
Textile Designer: Cliveworks
Cdm2015 Advisor: Fred Hurr BA Hons, MCICES, RFAPS
Specialist Concrete Manufacture: GSSL Gunite and Shotcrete Services Limited
Vehicular Turntable: UK Turntables Ltd
© Nick Kane
Text description provided by the architects. The idea for the ?Spy Glass? was to build a structure that has all the nostalgia of an original beach hut with a new physical form that would pay homage to the classic beach hut - an iconic symbol of the British seaside.
Floor Plan
The Spy Glass is built on a recessed turntable allowing the transparent ?picture window? of the hut to be turned like traditional slot binoculars ? this can be rotated in a 180-degree direction, via remote control, to face the sun, seascape or the bright lights of Eastbourne Pier, ?reacting? to daily life around it.At the promenade end of the hut, there is a ...
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