Art studios
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Project • By Atomik Architecture • Secondary Schools
Thorpe Lodge
Atomik Architecture has transformed a captivating historic building for Holland Park School with a highly considered internal reworking, conservation and extension.
Thorpe Lodge is a Grade II listed former residential building which, since 1952, has formed part of Holland Park School. In recent years the Lodge had been used for storage, the teaching of art and the annual Sixth Form Summer Show. Primary services were not functioning up to the point where the school could no longer use it and with their requirements for more teaching space, now was the time to give the Lodge a new lease of life.
Atomik’s sensitive refurbishment has returned some of the character to the building, reworking it as an asset to the sc... More
Project • By Storaket Architectural Studio • Workshops
Tumo Studios
Tumo Studios is one of Tumo’s latest educational initiatives. The objective of the project is to create an educational environment that will bring leading professionals in the fields of design and crafts together. The project is focused on analog production, where digital tools may or may not be utilized as part of the design and production process, but the end result is to create a tangible product. The main target for Tumo Studios includes university age students and young professionals.The site is located on the South-East corner of Tumanyan park at the opposite end of Tumo Center for Creative Technologies. The concept for Tumo Studios was to recreate the hill below the Hrazdan Bridge. This reminded us of the popular game Minecraft, in w... More
Project • By fourth_space • Offices
AKK Studios / 10 Vyner Street
Fourthspace has completed a series of new artists’ studios as part of an extension and renovation in East London’s famous Vyner Street. Working closely with the resident artists, the new spaces have been tailored to their specific needs with bespoke artworks incorporated into the building itself.AKK Studios is a collaborative project between architects and artists and is therefore named for its three occupants, sculptor Kevin Francis Gray, artist Keith Coventry and artist/collector Alireza Abrishamchi. Fourthspace, owners of the nearby restaurant Ombra (also on Vyner Street), knew the clients from the local Hackney area and set about creating three open and elegant studios that retains the raw feel of a workshop and design elements that ref... More