WORKSHOPS IN THE WILD
the site sits alongside a small stream;
surrounded by dense bush and tall trees
THE BRIEF
a workshop that allows for work to be done amongst the trees;
that protects from the sun and downpour;
that allows for wood to be worked and steel to be welded;
but never at the expense of the surrounds
THE IDEA
the generating idea was to split the workshop into two thin roofed structures,
that could work together to create multiple spaces in which to work
the buildings are organised as two thin buildings which fit snugly between the existing trees
the cutout from the larger of the two buildings is designed to accommodate the shape of an existing tree
this cutout also serves to separate the interior workshop and tool storage from exterior workshop areas
THE MATERIALS
THE PROGRAMME
the building offers the user a north-facing interior workshop and tool storage area which overlooks the stream
whilst to the south are the exterior roofed working areas and the working court
the cutout allows for a natural garden to be cultivated around the existing tree
CLOSING THOUGHT
patina is the value that age gives an object; it comes from a life lived
