Using the radius of the porte cochere drive, the ceramics and je…
Using the radius of the porte cochere drive, the ceramics and jewelry-making studio breaches the stone wall and perches on four columns.Deep overhangs protect the terrace and allow the studio to expand onto the terrace through the folding window wall.
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The studio roof is pitched parallel to the house’s roof, match…
The studio roof is pitched parallel to the house’s roof, matching the slope.
Hisey-Mitchell Photography
Window divisions, matching the house, become aluminum plate disp…
Window divisions, matching the house, become aluminum plate display shelving and stainless steel work surfaces. Exposed steel, cypress siding, Montauk slate, polished concrete, and walnut cabinetry also draw on the house’s material palette.
Interior detailing includes fixed and portable cabinetry and LED…
Interior detailing includes fixed and portable cabinetry and LED and fluorescent lighting.
View from the porte-cochere
A slot allows a steel stair to drop below the driveway entry and…
A slot allows a steel stair to drop below the driveway entry and connect with the house's lower level
Senhauser Architects
The site plan.
Senhauser Architects
The exterior elevations
Senhauser Architects
The studio floor plan and section
Occupying a hilly spot next to a log house, this ceramics and jewelry-making studio is an accessory in every sense of the word. Architect John Senhauser (who designed the main house years ago) sited the building along the radius of the porte cochere drive, where it breaches a stone wall and perches on four columns, like a birdhouse in the trees. Exposed steel, cypress siding, Montauk slate, and walnut cabinetry echo the materials on the house, as does the roof slope. “It’s on the same planar orientation as the house, but because the two buildings aren’t parallel, the roof looks intentionally askew,” Senhauser says.
A folding wall system lets the owner set up for work outside. The cabinetry—made from trees salvaged on site—is portable, designed for wheeling onto the terrace. Inside, display shelving follows the lines of the window divisions. A judge noted appreciatively that the building “pulls all of its cues from the house, and is the missing piece between the house and landscape.”
