Belgian studio Morales Finch has transformed a 200-year-old barn in the Scottish Highlands into a studio for a painter and other artists in residence, called Aviemore Studio.
The former agricultural store is located beside the Spey River, on the outskirts of the town of Aviemore. As one of the most sparsely populated regions in Europe, it attracted young British painter Robin von Einsiedel.

He asked Brussels-based studio Morales Finch, led by architects Emilie Morales and Tom Finch, to transform the old structure into a space for him to live and work, but also where he could host other artists and stage exhibitions.
"He expected the building to provide a space that could be used to exhibit the work of other local artists, as well as potentially being one in which artists in residence can work in response to the local area over more prolonged periods of time," Finch told Dezeen.
The building was robust, with thick stone walls, so little needed to be done to the exterior. But some of structural elements needed repair and replacement.
The primary task involved replacing and insulating the building's roof and floor.
"Due to planning constraints, we were only able to replicate the original material," explained Finch. "This was, however, the basic strategy ? not to disturb the existing building's outward appearance wherever possible."

The barn's partition-free interior was then divided into two distinct spaces: a home and studio for Von Einsiedel,...