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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. Lomax Studio in London, England by CANAugust 13th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: CAN A new artist studio for a sculptor and a printmaker nestled along a a small industrial mews in New Cross, London. An 18th century wash-house once sat on the site, long since demolished.  Front Elevation Open, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg
 Front Elevation Closed, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg The two volumes represent the opposing scales of the artist’s work, the industrial and the domestic. The tiled volume houses the smaller working areas as well as the kitchen and bathroom. The larger volume contains the large working area.  Rear Elevation, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg  Rear Volumes, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg Externally this presents itself as 2 separate studios. Internally, the 2 volumes are unified with the same material palette.  Rear Tiled elevation, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg  Context Photo, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg To maximise space with a limited budget the studio uses a combination of ‘off the shelf’ materials and materials the clients had accumulated from their practice. CAN looked to use these materials in such a way that elevated them from the ordinary to the ornamental, a theme which CAN have been exploring through other recent projects such as ‘The Blockshop’ at the RIBA. A mixture of new and old scaffolding components form the lightweight roof structure which through its complexity becomes ornamental. Galvanized services sit on a muted concrete block to reduce visual distraction. A bathroom cube is tiled inside and out. Externally, the same tiles, topped with red concrete copings are used to clad the domestic volume. Industrial Steel Panels and concrete blocks signify the industrial shed. An Antique Pink arched entrance door and windows tie the volumes together and represent the flashes of colour present in the artists work. The front of the studio can be completely shutdown for security along the mews with all of the glass located to the rear opening onto the small courtyard garden. One high level circular window punctuates the steel gable at the front.  Crow Stepped Gable, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg  Crow Step Detail, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg The gabled forms take their cue from the generic industrial shed and the 18th century wash-house once located on the site. The tiled gables are ornamented with a double crow step. The volumes are off-set to create an external working area at the rear which also brings southern light into the kitchen through a set of double doors. Rooflights are arranged on the north facing pitches to bring diffused light into the large space.  Internal View 3, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg  Internal View 04, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg  Internal View 01, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg  Large working Space, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg  Internal Blockwork, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg  Arched Pink door, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg  Internal Round Window Detail, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg  Arched Door Detail, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg  Tiled Bathroom View 2, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg  Tiled Bathroom View, Image Courtesy © Andy Stagg  Front Parallel View, Image Courtesy © CAN  Front Perspective, Image Courtesy © CAN  Axonometric, Image Courtesy © CAN
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