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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Anish Kapoor Studio I in London, England by Caseyfierro ArchitectsMay 15th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Caseyfierro Architects This project transformed a redundant diary building into new spaces for art making for the sculptor Sir Anish Kapoor. The new building comprises of 900msq of floor area spread over two floors with three distinct types of interior. A 9 m high north lit ground floor volume created by removing a significant area of the first floor A upper level painting studio together with a ground floor 4meter high volume that retained the fabric and material of the original.  Image Courtesy © Jim Stephenson
 Image Courtesy © Jim Stephenson The architectural interventions provided an internal world free from external distraction and maintaining a discrete presence on the street.  Image Courtesy © Jim Stephenson  Image Courtesy © Jim Stephenson Sir Anish Kapoor’s studio has been present on a South London street for 20 years. Since 2010 the artist with CFA have collaborated on the transformation of a series of industrial buildings into new flexible studio spaces for making art using a variety of materials and processes.  Image Courtesy © Ben Blossum  Image Courtesy © Ben Blossum The project consists of six separate spaces incrementally transformed to allow the continuous use of the site by the artist during the period of the build. The project creates a total of 3,100msq for art making.  Image Courtesy © CFA  Image Courtesy © CFA The project brief developed through the period of the project to its completion in late 2015. Individual spaces have differing atmospheres from near gallery specifications to robust studio workspaces. The history of the pre transformed spaces was retained with the archaeological surfaces left untreated where the artist had drawn or sketched maquettes of early work.  Image Courtesy © Jim Stephenson  Image Courtesy © CFA  Image Courtesy © CFA  Image Courtesy © CFA  Image Courtesy © CFA  Image Courtesy © CFA  Image Courtesy © CFA  Image Courtesy © CFA  Image Courtesy © CFA
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