Kent Studio

Project Type: Commercial
Client: Felix Lewis
Status: Completed
Location: Kent

Our Kent studio explores how we can design contemporary rural architecture that sits naturally within its context.

Rural Design

The building has been clad in wide cedar boards that are left to weather naturally. Oak framed glazing built by a local joiner compliments the natural timber cladding. It was our intention to create a form of modern vernacular that references utilitarian agricultural buildings for its aesthetic. We have also planted out the roof with sedum and wild flowers to further blend the building into the landscape

CNC

For the office fit out, we designed our own furniture to be CNC cut for a low budget, yet bespoke design for the studio.

Order & Rhythm

We deliberately chose wider cladding boards to unify an otherwise irregular façade. The boards act as a single module that subdivide the elevations allowing irregular and different openings for doors and windows to be unified within a single composed whole. The cladding module provides order.

Views

We design buildings to take advantage of the landscape. The studio is located on a prominent ridge overlooking the weald of Kent with extensive 10 mile views across the county.