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Art Studio by A31 Architecture

Claire Sullivan - Tuesday, August 03, 2010

 

 

 

 

   

Created as a working studio for artist and sculptor Alexandros Liapis in Boeotia, Greece by A31 Architects. The building consists of a shell comprised of fair-faced reinforced concrete, completed in three separate phases. Firstly, the cantilever with the balcony in the South, where the entrance is situated, secondly, the artist’s workspace and finally the attic in the North which serves as a storage space. A straight staircase connects the two levels, while the cantilevered concrete steps can serve as exhibition stands for the artist’s work. The wall openings, which relate to the Sun’s trajectory, the interior lighting and the ventilation, stem from transverse horizontal sections in the building shell. The sliced concrete blocks that are removed now function as benches for people and pedestals for sculptures.