{"id":752061,"date":"2024-09-19T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T07:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/?p=752061"},"modified":"2024-09-19T12:38:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T11:38:53","slug":"case-study-studio-for-a-potter-by-clementine-blakemore-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/specification\/case-study-studio-for-a-potter-by-clementine-blakemore-architects","title":{"rendered":"Case study: Studio for a Potter by Clementine Blakemore Architects"},"content":{"rendered":"

This project involved the renovation of a Grade II-listed terraced house in London into a ceramics studio for the potter Tanya McCallin. The practice adopted a lean, low-carbon approach to the structural and thermal alterations, transforming a low-quality rear extension into a calm, creative space.<\/p>\n

The original 1840s outrigger had previously been replaced with a full-width extension, which was poorly planned and detailed and suffered from overheating. Occupying the same footprint, its replacement is a single room, with exposed Douglas fir beams supporting fixed triple-glazed rooflights. A large oak-framed window and door on the eastern elevation look onto a densely planted garden.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One side of the space is a wet studio for wedging and glazing, with a bespoke brushed stainless steel sink and drainer, while the other is the dry side, with an adjustable oak peg shelving system for storing recently thrown and fired pots. These shelves, which are generously lit from above during the day, can also be used as a display area for exhibitions and studio sales.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Other improvements include the relocation of the kitchen to the front reception room and the addition of a WC under the stairs, plus two doors to retain views through the house from the corridor to the garden.
\nClementine Blakemore, director, Clementine Blakemore Architects<\/i><\/p>\n

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Project data<\/b><\/h3>\n

Start on site <\/b>October 2023
\nCompletion <\/b>February 2024
\nGross internal floor area <\/b>53m2<\/sup>
\nArchitect <\/b>Clementine Blakemore Architects
\nClient <\/b>Tanya McCallin
\nStructural engineer <\/b>SD Engineers
\nM&E consultant <\/b>Serge Lai Engineers
\nQuantity surveyor <\/b>Stockdale
\nPrincipal designer <\/b>Clementine Blakemore Architects
\nApproved building inspector <\/b>Assure
\nMain contractor <\/b>Miles Builders
\nCAD software used <\/b>AutoCAD<\/p>\n

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Architect\u2019s choices<\/b><\/h3>\n

Reducing solar gain in the studio was a key concern. External retractable blinds and electronic integrated internal blinds were explored, but low-tech Duette white concertina blinds on wire guides with pole operation offered the most elegant solution \u2013 offering a calm, diffused light. Their honeycomb structure also helps to reduce heat gain.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The stainless steel sink is un-precious and robust. Naturally finished, it sits well alongside the timber worktop. To reduce cost and complexity, a standard sink unit was worked seamlessly into the bespoke worktop; all surfaces were then finished with a non-directional brushed technique, which provides continuity. The wall-mounted stainless steel tap is from Lusso Stone<\/span>.
\nClementine Blakemore, director, Clementine Blakemore Architects<\/i><\/p>\n

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Specification<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

To keep embodied carbon to a minimum, much of the existing structure was retained, including the rear blockwork elevation, the structural slab and the timber ceiling joists. New structural beams are glulam timber where possible; joinery and finishes are also timber. The kiln and wheel sit in the middle of the space on a Douglas fir plywood floor, which provides a tactile yet robust surface that can be cleaned every day. Cupboards below the workbench are formed from Douglas fir tilly board, creating a warm, unified material palette throughout.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

White-painted walls provide a neutral background for the richly coloured and textured pots, which are made from porcelain, stoneware and earthenware clays.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having successfully applied for a Household Energy Efficiency Grant from the Camden Climate Fund, additional insulation was added to the northern party wall and the funds were also used to increase U-values for new windows and doors beyond Building Regulations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Passive ventilation is achieved through trickle vents, which are discretely integrated into the soffit of the internal window reveal and concealed behind an oak cover strip externally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The extract fan for the kiln is located behind a bespoke CNC-milled vent, which sits flush with the ceiling finish.
\nClementine Blakemore, director, Clementine Blakemore Architects<\/i><\/p>\n

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Selected products\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

Exposed structural timber <\/b>
\nConstructional Timber
\nDouglas fir
\nRooflight
\nconstructionaltimber.com
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\nNew windows and doors
\n<\/b>Oakwood Joinery
\nBespoke double-glazed oak window
\nand door
\nGarden fa\u00e7ade
\noakwood-bespoke-joinery.co.uk<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Rooflights
\n<\/b>Standard Patent Glazing
\nTriple-glazed Rafterline patent glazing
\nStudio rooflight
\npatent-glazing.com<\/a>
\n<\/i>
\nRooflight blinds
\n<\/b>Specialist Blinds
\nPole-operated 25mm Duette pleated blinds on wire suspension
\nStudio rooflight
\nspecialist-blinds.co.uk<\/a>
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\nSteel sink
\n<\/b>Sunbeam
\nBrushed stainless steel sink
\nStudio
\nsunbeamgroup.co.uk<\/a>
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\n<\/i>Taps
\n<\/b>Lusso Stone
\nLuxe brushed stainless wall-mounted basin mixer tap V1
\nStudio
\nlussostone.com<\/a>
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\n<\/i>Workshop doors
\n<\/b>Tilly
\n19mm Douglas fir three-layer softwood panel\/Triboard
\nStudio
\ntilly.at<\/a><\/p>\n

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