Long Studio

Hancock County, ME, United States

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Long Studio

Hancock County, ME, United States

Firm

30X40 Design Workshop

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2016

SIZE

0 sqft - 1000 sqft

Designed as a standalone multi-functional structure, the studio outbuilding was conceived of as a stage set and a lens through which to view the local site’s changing seasons. Large and small apertures provide controlled views to the surrounding environment and the interior becomes a canvas for changing light patterns, sky conditions, snow and wind. Part teaching tool - to help educate clients – and part learning lab, the studio is a place made for improvisation and experimentation.

The compact footprint and humble presence conceals a deeper connection to the outside world and a strategy for courting new clients. The studio serves as a stage set for teaching others about architecture via videos published on 30X40 Design Workshop’s YouTube channel. In this way, a small structure has the ability to impact a much larger world.

Acting as a stage for musical performances, a place for family and friends to gather and a life-sized working mock-up of the practice’s simple, agrarian-inspired design aesthetic, the studio illustrates to potential clients how modest, unassuming materials can be made to feel expensive. As a teaching tool, the studio illustrates how a few simple materials, plainly fastened together can be used to create modern, authentic and affordable architecture.