“ The site is located close to several specialist timber yards , which felled and partially
seasoned the material locally .
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The interlocking timber walls that demarcate the building plan are formed from 200 x 200mm Douglas fir sections supplied in 4.8m lengths . The site is located close to several specialist timber yards , which felled and partially seasoned the material locally . The timber was further milled , shaped and planed on site before being stacked in place using the primary structure of the building as kingposts . These walls organise internal and external areas alike into primary and secondary spaces , allowing a visual continuity between them .
After its original use as a quarry the site was used for several decades as a tip . The project therefore involved the rehabilitation of the landscape surrounding the studio : the safe removal of material ; protection of self-seeded silver birch ; regrading and modelling of the landform to tie in with the surroundings and the planting of native seedlings and young trees . Specially sourced juniper seedlings have been planted throughout the site as a continuation of the understory in the surrounding woodland , while
the roof of the studio directs rainwater into a new bog and wetland area in the centre . The site treatment represents a practice preoccupation with rewilding the settings of its projects where possible , albeit in this case on a modest scale .
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