garden annex
completed 2023
new build garden annex, with basement garage + gym, new entrance to main house, art studio + suite, green house + olive court
entrance court + garages
the gravelled court leads to the garages + staircase to the main house + to the garden annex
garage + gym
the basement garage extends to the gym + stores
gym + garage
the gym houses media linked gym equipment + servicing storage
gym
mirrors + natural light from the adjacent garages create a bright gym space
shaded main staircase
the staircase + adjacent planters + buttresses accommodate the level changes between the sites + will become a green arcade as the planting matures
main court
the main stair landing has a pause space, leading to both the annex garden court + the main house
garden terrace
th pergola at the main stair landing ties the main house beyond to the new annex with common detailing
garden annex stair
the garden stair climbs from the entrance court over staff change + stores up to the green house
green house
the green house opens forward to the views over the entrance court, sideways to the garden terrace, and backwards to a gazebo between the green house + the studio behind
green house + garden terrace
the green house has shading on the east + west, as the local climate doesn't necessitate heavy sunlight in the greenhouse
green house
the interior of the green house is designed for heavy saturation, with a misting system in the roof structure, floor drains + exterior grade electrical fittings.
green house
the west wall of the green house has thick, heavy masonry walls to shield from afternoon sun + as a passive heat store to maintain a more even temperature in the green house overnight
gazebo court
the green house opens onto a gazebo with an outside hearth + fountain trough adjacent.
the studio verandah behind also opens onto this space
olive court
the olive court spans from the gazebo, across the front of the studio barn, to the main house beyond, where the garden walls have been removed to link directly to the new court.
studio barn verandah
the studio barn is designed with detailing + materials in common with the main house so that the annex feels part of a loose extension of the original
studio barn
th studio has a large central open volume with a beautiful rough work table + blank walls behind for art display.
shaded natural light enters the studio below the verandah + more direct sunlight through the clerestory windows above.
studio barn
there is a small sitting area at the end of the studio barn that opens onto the gazebo court.
it has a closed combustion stove inside a more traditional local vernacular hearth.
studio loft + kitchen
an adjustable ladder leads up to an art storage loft over the accommodation.
the kitchen can be closed off completely with the sliding panels that park under the ladder.
studio kitchen
the small kitchen has a stone + handmade tile splash back + an adjacent integrated fridge matching the sliding panels
guest suite
the small bathroom adjacent to the suite + studio has handmade tiles, natural stone floor + 'soft' rendered walls.
the olive court
the view from the main house to the gazebo court + outside fireplace
the olive court
the view from the gazebo court back to the main house.
project team
structural engineer + carpenter: