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Studio R-1 by architecten|en|en
Dutch studio architecten|en|en have created a home office in Eindhoven by wrapping a garage in corrugated aluminium.
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Tiny perforations pierce this ridged metal exterior to make it partially see-through.
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Daylight filters into the room through a south-facing skylight that separates the new and existing roofs.
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Shutters fold back from the facade to reveal sliding glass doors that lead onto a projecting platform outside.
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The refurbished garage is now named Studio R-1 and is used as a workplace for a furniture designer.
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Other interesting buildings on Dezeen clad in corrugated metal include an artists studio in Australia, a steel-clad gallery and studio in France and a film storage bunker in England.
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Photography is by Post & Van Leeuwen.
Here's a few more words from the architects:
Studio R-1
A Villa build for a former Philips executive in a green suburb of Eindhoven named ‘Schuttersbosch’ gave designer Hugo de Ruiter the perfect possibility to combine living and working with the existing indoor garage used as studio space.
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“I don’t want to feel like I am working in my garage” was the main goal of the assignment. The solution was found in adding a mask-shaped volume to the existing garage. By covering this with a perforated corrugated aluminium skin as mono material for the walls and the roof, a subtle continuation of the clay-roofing of the existing home arises. A collar of galvanized steel that acts as a terrace boundary highlights the disengagement of existing and new.
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On the interior the addition provides extra floor-space and height. An abundance of daylight can enter the studio through a south faced strip of glass dividing the addition from the existing roof.
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Architect: architecten|en|en
Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Client: Hugo de Ruiter Design
Project year: 2011