FOREST HOUSE STUDIO

This small, one-storey studio for the creation and displaying of art, also provides for a small sitting area adjacent to an exterior deck. The studio space is located next to a two-car garage and utility space which is accessed through the studio’s foyer. Aesthetically, the building itself is a derivative of the main house, sharing a similar palette of materials, textures and colours. The deck is accessed via three large, oversized sliding wood doors, which can completely open the studio space to the exterior and property beyond. Heating is provided through a combination of a high efficiency propane furnace and radiant floor heating, buried into 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
• Wood windows & doors
• Galvalume flashing
• Douglas fir posts & beams
• Sealed concrete floors

GENERAL PROGRAM:

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

COST: Withheld

COMPLETION: Project