‘bridge studio’ by saunders architecture, fogo island, newfoundland, canada image © bent rené synnevåg all images courtesy of saunders architecture
recently completed on the coast of fogo island in newfoundland, canada, the ‘bridge studio’ designed by bergen-based practice saunders architecture. located within deep bay, a town comprised of 150 people, the remote site is accessed after a twenty minute hike through a terrain of granite outcroppings covered with a layer of lichen. a wooden stair and ramp system traverse the topographical changes, helping visitors with steep hills. entered upon crossing a 16 foot bridge, a 30 square meter building is propped upon four piers and overlooks a sheltered inland pond. merging the form of a traditional saltbox structure, the side elevation of the volume takes the form of a parallelogram, angling upward and delicately hovering above the landscape. at the entrance, large glass portal directs attention to the studio area beyond, elevated a few steps above the entry floor plane. the desk is oriented to view the surrounding scenery, allowing artists to contemplate their creative process through a picture window which appears to rest upon the work surface. four-inch spruce planks line the floors, internal wall surfaces and ceilings to accentuate depth perspective within the intimate space. a wood-burning stove and built-in storage for logs are placed within the lower half of the interior.
visitors cross a 16-foot long bridge to access the studio interior image © bent rené synnevåg
see designboom’s initial coverage of the previously completed long studio and recently unveiled squish studio.
studio is placed a few steps above the entry image © bent rené synnevåg
image © bent rené synnevåg
image © bent rené synnevåg
image © bent rené synnevåg
image © bent rené synnevåg
image © bent rené synnevåg
image © bent rené synnevåg
image © bent rené synnevåg
image © bent rené synnevåg
image © bent rené synnevåg
image © bent rené synnevåg
image © bent rené synnevåg
image © bent rené synnevåg
image © bent rené synnevåg
image © bent rené synnevåg
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floor plan / level 0 1. bridge 2. studio
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project info:
client: shorefast foundation and the fogo island arts corporation architect: saunders architecture – bergen, norway team architects: attila béres, ryan jørgensen, ken beheim-schwarzbach, nick herder, rubén sáez lópez, soizic bernard, colin hertberger, christina mayer, olivier bourgeois, pål storsveen, zdenek dohnalek associate architect: sheppard case architects inc. (long studio) structural engineer: dba associates (long studio) services engineer: core engineering (long studio) builder: shorefast foundation construction supervisor: dave torraville builders: arthur payne, rodney osmond, edward waterman, germain adams, john penton, jack lynch, roy jacobs, clarke reddick construction photos: nick herder size: 30 m2 location: fogo island, newfoundland, canada status: finished 2011
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more commentsI can’t believe some of the comments I’m reading, crying about this building being in the middle of a beautiful area, better this building and a single person who owns the whole area, than a single person who owns a corporation and destroys this beautiful land for an office building or worse.
I personally think this looks cool, only if it was a little house, it would be so peaceful.
What about the toilet? So beautiful landscape, so clean building, so… but where are you going to cover your human needs? Probably on the shore of this beautiful lake!!!
Horrible! What a beautiful place and someone puts a brick like this in the middle?
Its embarrassing what rich humans arrange.
Well some people prefers a teepee or log cabin in the little hill or an 60 organic proyect, i am agree with each one, but …
Love the landscape and the way it looks, stoic cube in the midle of no where, not landed on the ground, no afection to the original ground, minimun excavation, poetic stright lines, breaking the law, free at last… well done !!
SUBLIME!!!
For those interested, traditional Fogo Architecture:
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