![Erskineville Studio / Pivot - Facade, Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/546b/d9fa/e58e/ce78/db00/003c/large_jpg/PS-HR-035-A-L.jpg?1416354282)
![Erskineville Studio / Pivot - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/546b/d9ba/e58e/ce5b/1c00/0047/large_jpg/PS-HR-012-L.jpg?1416354220)
Text description provided by the architects. The project is for a secondary dwelling which will be used as an art studio and home office. The project is characterized by its high level external aesthetic detailing.
![Erskineville Studio / Pivot - Brick, Facade, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/546b/da0a/e58e/ce9f/0100/004d/large_jpg/PS-HR-062-L.jpg?1416354304)
A black glazed brick is chosen as the base building material with a cedar wall panelling system used as a secondary decorative cladding.
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/546b/d961/e58e/ce5b/1c00/0044/large_jpg/1.jpg?1416354137)
The timber panelling is both decorative and functional with it being used as rotating timber shutters over the northern level 1 window which reveals splashes of colour and tone in a rotated position.
![Erskineville Studio / Pivot - Wood, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/546b/d9ff/e58e/ce9f/0100/004c/large_jpg/PS-HR-053-L.jpg?1416354288)
The panelling arrangement acts as a ribbon, wrapping and shrouding the building whilst providing notions of flow and direction through its fluid and curvilinear arrangement and articulation.
![Erskineville Studio / Pivot - Image 8 of 24](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/546b/d997/e58e/ce5b/1c00/0046/large_jpg/2013-07-05-10.jpg?1416354182)