Field Studio
A single-room retreat at the edge of farmland
Architecture
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2019–2020
Field Studio at the edge of the barley
About the project
A painter wanted one room to work in, far from everything. We built a single tall room at the edge of a barley field, with one north window for painting and one low window to watch the weather.
Typology
Studio
Status
Completed 2020
Location
Lolland, Denmark
Client
Private
Size
42 m²
Site
Farmland
Partner
Henrik Sørensen
Setting out on site
The sleeping loft
The concept
One room, two windows
The north window is tall and set high, so the light on the easel never changes. The low window faces west along the field and is placed exactly at eye height for someone sitting on the floor.
A sleeping loft, a stove and a small kitchen are folded into one thick wall. Everything else is space to work.
The painter at work
Material and light
Plywood and corrugated steel
The studio is built like a farm building, in corrugated steel over a plywood box. It cost less than a car and was put up in six weeks.
Inside, the birch plywood is left bare, giving the room a soft, even colour that does not compete with the paintings.
One day in the living room
Morning
07:00
Midday
12:00
Afternoon
16:30
Dusk
19:45
Night
22:00
Bedrooms and kitchens face east, so the day begins with low, cool light across the walls.
At noon the sun stands high in the south, and the deep roof keeps the living room bright without glare.
In the afternoon the light turns warm and low, reaching across the floor to the far wall.
At dusk the west windows hold the last colour of the sky while the room slowly falls quiet.
At night a few low lamps take over, and the windows turn into dark mirrors of the garden.
Credits
Architect
Clerestory
Partner in charge
Henrik Sørensen
Project leader
Jonas Holm
Contractor
Lolland Smedje
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