Architecture Club builds cast-concrete studio for sculptor Monika Sosnowska
Architecture Club has completed a sculpture studio for Polish artist Monika Sosnowska, featuring board-marked concrete walls and huge windows.
Located in Warsaw, the 150-square-metre studio is described by its architects as "a generous light-drenched space for undistracted experimentation".
It is a five-metre-high concrete box, with large, bespoke window walls on both the north and the south sides.
Obscured, reinforced glass features on the southern elevation, facing the street. This prevents passersby from seeing what's inside and prevents distractions to Sosnowska while she works. It also helps to subtly diffuse the bright midday sun.
Glazing on the north side of the building is low-iron, making it extra transparent. It offers clear views of the garden, which serves as an ever-changing backdrop to the sculptures on display inside the studio.
"We presented three options during our first discussion and a solid cube was one of them," explained Pawel Krzeminski, who leads Architecture Club with partner Karolina Slawecka.
Krzeminski said that this concept, of a basic volume defined by a few walls and a roof slab, was the one that felt right. They even simplified it further as the project developed.
"By introducing two large open facades, we were left basically with two walls and a roof slab," he told Dezeen.
"The project has nothing to do with trendy extrusions," he added. "It is about bringing architecture to the basic concep...
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