The idea for this tiny studio of about 35 usable square meters was born out of its spectacular setting. The incredibly dense garden is home to everything from porcupines to guinea fowl and slopes down steeply to the dry ravine beyond. The clients? insistence that no single tree may be cut required an unconventional approach. The only buildable space available was a 3 x 3m storeroom between the garage and the living room of the existing house.

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Architects: Phillip Lühl, Nina Maritz Architects

Location: Windhoek, Namibia

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Christine Skowski

© Christine Skowski

From the architect. The idea for this tiny studio of about 35 usable square meters was born out of its spectacular setting. The incredibly dense garden is home to everything from porcupines to guinea fowl and slopes down steeply to the dry ravine beyond. The clients? insistence that no single tree may be cut required an unconventional approach. The only buildable space available was a 3 x 3m storeroom between the garage and the living room of the existing house.
© Christine Skowski

How to fit in an office and consultation space for the client?s consulting business, which could also function as an independent apartment, and yet respect the visual connection between the existing house and the garden" ...