The Studio of Bark Design Architects
Bark Design Architects, a small Australian practice, have designed a studio for themselves that showcases their philosophy of design and provides a great space to work. The “workhouse”, an elevated steel, glass and plywood studio, “explores the notion of a mixed work / house typology.” The architects intended for the project to expresses lightness in its modular structural form, transparency, texture, and a seamless indoor to outdoor connection.
More about the studio after the break.
The building can accommodate a design team of five to six people, a house for two people and a comfortable combination of both at times. The main linear work space was conceived as an open veranda with compactly scaled service spaces, such as the kitchen, bathroom, file and drawing storage, running the length of the space. Folded plywood stairs ascend past the large ‘shopfront’ window box, which displays models of past and current projects to a mezzanine level. The mezzanine level contains spaces for architecture books, quiet reading, sleeping and bathing. From this mezzanine, there is a spatial, visual connection to the above main studio work area. On each level, coastal horizon views are framed perfectly.
The architects carefully placed the building between two mature Brown Bloodwood eucalypt trees as a way to emphasize the relationship between the built and the natural. Perched atop four steel footings, the elevated building not only visually translates into a light “floating” project but also minimizes any disturbance to the natural ground line and the trees’ root systems.
The project stresses the architects’ beliefs that a building should work with the existing conditions and not against them. Hence, the natural fairly steep topography and existing water courses are maintained and enhanced by the architecture.
The workhouse is a way for Bark Design to successfully work in an alternative to the urban studio environment.
As seen on the Contemporist.
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wow…i’d love to work here!
hire me please..hehe
Reminds of a tree house for some reason. A very stylish tree house that I would love to work in though :) Love this one – great work.
how can you work with all that sharp sunlight hitting your face???? dont see any screens there…….
correct. so blinding to the eyes.
I have a house near this place- great little studio. It faces due East so I would imagine there would only be direct sun in the morning, also the angled glass is probably designed to cut glare. Bark architects are very cluey when it comes to site response so I’m sure it’s been considered.
sometimes nature is the best architect you can work with. beautiful structure. congrats
yes..nature can give us an inspiration. its amazing when you work really close with nature, isnt an ordinary office off course.
very nice. suffers a bit from the age old issue of when you build for yourself as an architect you tend to do everthing you ever wanted to do but where never able to. a little restraint would have made it better.
A lovely looking project, but the shading does seem to be inadequate. although…my guess is that shot of the meeting table was taken in the evening rather than during work hours.
would have been nice to see some drawings!
Wow what a surprise. I check this site everyday I never expected to see the Bark studio on here. It is 10 minutes from my house!!
Eastern sun shading is via external recessed fabric ‘mesh’ blinds, automatic. They are light/silver on external face and dark on internal face to maintain view through and stop heat before it hits the glass.
Drop in and say hi
Hi Bark!
I dropped in a few years ago on a weekend and asked if I could take some photos for a TAFE assignment I was doing. I’m not sure if you remember, we had a bit of a chat about Archicad vs. Revit.
Great structure.
Terrific Office well done.
love the ‘cranked’ downpipe…:P
i..like
Seems like a perfect working place
Im sorry, it looks like a top heavy design poop. Glenn wrote the style guide why cant you get it right? short too tall and thin is not the same as long, lean and thin. Butchers wife or supermodel. Looks like a burst sausage.
Nice! I’d like to work there!
awesome! kind of reminds me of glass house
this is a very unremarkable burst weiner wurst
Fabulous, hire me!
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A great place to work at… to be broaden up with ideas and imagination would… love to work there.
they are looking for student! -Http://news.barkdesign.com.au/year-out-architectural-student-position-2010
Very cool atmosphere… I would love to work in such an enviroment!!
cool construction
although it gives you the feeling that it will fall apart :D
id love to work in a place like this. (nature and fresh air). good ideas for better productivity.
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