Modern Barn Outside, Minimal Studio and Gallery Space Inside

Blackwood Studio by Adam Kane Architects

Architect: Adam Kane Architects article Size: 93 m2 Location: Victoria, Australia Tags: Renovations, Country Homes

I'm a sucker for a good studio and this minimal, refined studio in the small Victorian town of Blackwood is a particularly nice one. Designed by Adam Kane Architects. The new garage and studio are seperate structures in matching materials clustered around a central courtyard to create a sense of community on the expansive site...

Modern Barn Outside, Minimal Studio and Gallery Space Inside
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Modern Barn Outside, Minimal Studio and Gallery Space Inside
Modern Barn Outside, Minimal Studio and Gallery Space Inside

Architect Adam Kane placed the new studio and garage to create a sense of arrival for guests. By separating the two structures he references the tradition of out buildings and shed in regional areas, creates a private and sheltered courtyard for the existing house and ensures views of the garden and entrance are maintained. That's a lot of benefits for such a small project.

Modern Barn Outside, Minimal Studio and Gallery Space Inside

Inside and out the studio and garage are minimal. Clad in Cemintel Barestone™ with a gabled COLORBOND® steel roof, the buildings use traditional shed materials in a modern, refined way.

Modern Barn Outside, Minimal Studio and Gallery Space Inside

The studio is oriented to the south - important for the painting and gallery space due to the soft, indirect light from this direction.

Modern Barn Outside, Minimal Studio and Gallery Space Inside

Pristine white walls are designed to act as an effective gallery space. A strip of LED lighting along the peak of the cathedral ceiling gives the illusion of a shaft of light, and also provides effective diffused light to the space. And those thin rods stretching across the space are actually bracing to support the roof structure - a minimal treatment of a functional element.

Modern Barn Outside, Minimal Studio and Gallery Space Inside

For a small project, this studio and garage packs a punch. Adam Kane Architects have shown considerable attention to detail which results in a special, almost spiritual, space that improves the functionality of the existing home to boot.

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