Artista do estúdio para uma casa de John Lautner

Maio 5, 2014 San Juan Capistrano, California, Estados Unidos

Produzido por: Marina Dil, Geórgia
Built by: A client in San Juan Capistrano
Likeness to the design: 5/10
Design award: $1,000

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From design to built

A sloping wood-ceilinged studio rises beside a Lautner home

5/10 likeness to the winning design

The winning design's main gesture, a tall, tilted shed roof over a light-filled studio with exposed wood rafters and track lighting, came through clearly in the finished space. In the build, the open glass-and-black-steel walls became a calmer room of white walls, warm wood-framed windows and doors, and built-in cabinetry, so the studio reads as more enclosed and gallery-like than the airy pavilion in the renders.

What was kept

The steeply sloped, single-pitch roof that lifts the studio higher than the house, visible from the street as an angled roof plane rising above the wall
Exposed wood rafters and a wood plank ceiling, just as the interior renders show
A high strip of clerestory glass under the roof edge, bringing in light from above
Black track lighting with adjustable spotlights hung from the ceiling for lighting artwork
Warm natural-wood storage and cabinetry, plus a utility sink, echoing the rolling storage and sink in the renders
Brown roof edges and earthy tones that tie the studio to the existing home, a key aim of the brief

What changed

The large black-framed glass walls and folding glass doors became a wall of wood-framed windows with roller shades and a standard glass entry door
Interior walls are white plaster instead of the wood cladding and floor-to-ceiling glazing shown in the renders
The exterior, as far as the street photo shows, is finished in stucco to match the house instead of the wood siding in the design
The floor is large-format gray tile instead of polished concrete
The separate, offset second roof and the open outdoor-room feeling of the renders aren't visible in the photos; the studio appears as one more enclosed volume, though the photos don't show every angle

Highlights

The soaring wood ceiling with heavy beams gives the small studio a generous, cathedral-like volume
Pendant spotlights dropping at different heights create a sculptural, gallery-ready lighting rig
Floor-to-ceiling wood cabinetry keeps the room clean and focused on the art
The custom wooden wall easel system and pegboard make it a truly working artist's space
From the street, the angled roof slots naturally into the home's mid-century rooflines

SpaceApp reviewed this with its AI, from the client's photos and the winning design. Judged on: the studio interior and roof form seen from the street; most exterior render views aren't shown in the photos and couldn't be compared

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