FOREST HOUSE STUDIO

This small, one-storey studio for creating and displaying art, has a small sitting area that sits adjacent to an exterior deck. The studio space is connected next to a two-car garage and utility space, which is accessed through the studio’s foyer. Aesthetically, the building is a derivative of the main house, sharing a similar palette of materials, textures and colours. The exterior deck is accessed through three large, oversized sliding wood doors, which can completely open the studio space to the property beyond. Heating is a combination of a high efficiency propane furnace and radiant floor heating, which is buried in the studio’s concrete floor.

LOCATION: Utopia, Ontario

ARCHITECT: LINEVISION Architects

DESIGN LEADERSHIP: Michael Poitras,
Principal-in-Charge of Design

CLIENT: Withheld

STATISTICS:

• No. of storeys: 1
• Ground floor area:
  1,798 ft2 (167 m2)
• Crawl space floor area:
  57 ft2 (5.3 m2)
• Total floor area:
  1,855 ft2 (172.3 m2)

MATERIALS:

• Horizontal tongue & groove cedar siding
• Split faced concrete block
• Spanish cedar wood windows & doors
• Galvalume flashing
• Douglas fir posts & beams
• Polished concrete floors (sealed)

GENERAL PROGRAM:

• Entrance foyer
• Art studio
• Washroom
• 1 fireplace
• 2-car garage + utility space

COST: Withheld

COMPLETION: Project