Design

Julian King Architect is the brooklyn based architect who has created this Yuscany Barn House, a house centred around a bathroom representing the womb in Tuscany, Italy. The residential project involved converting a barn into a residence for a retired writer. The interior leads visitors on a spiraling route through the building, culminating in the bathroom. A skylight at one end of the bathroom’s curved ceiling forms the focal point of the project.The project was awarded first prize in the Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition 2009. The winning design was the renovation of an old barn in Tuscany, Italy, into a place for the client (a writer) to retire in, and [re]write her life story, which investigates how perception, and the manipulation of it, can be used to convey meaning.

Nicolas Tye Architects, an award winning company that pushes the very boundaries of design to create timeless and inspirational architecture - have designed a building for their office Studio located in Bedfordshire, England. The 2,200 square foot creation “The Long Barn Studio” is set against Nicolas Tye’s own award winning barn-conversion home and sits comfortably against its mature, rolling hill woodland surround in a Bedfordshire village. The new practice, which took ten months to build, is used by Nicolas Tye’s very own employees and speaks volumes. The building illustrates the team’s philosophy of respect to contextual surroundings whilst demonstrating a chic yet elegant style true to this era. The office design within considers every aspect of modern working life and the demands of today’s worker by incorporating a magnificent, yet practical use of space and design. The building is a simple glazed rectangular unit with frameless 3.2m high glazed panels along its main elevati...