Victorian Ruins Transformed Into Modern Dovecoat Music Studio

Posted By Ana Lisa Alperovich On May 4, 2012 @ 7:16 pm In carousel showcase,gallery,Green renovation,Prefab Housing,Sustainable Building | 1 Comment

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Dovecote Studio is a unique prefabricated music studio built within the remains of an old red brick Victorian pigeon house. Situated in England's historic Suffolk ^[6] county, the Aldeburgh Music School ^[7] studio was designed by Haworth Tompkins ^[8] to provides artists and staff with a private space to practice and record. Beautifully contrasting the old and the new, Dovecote Studio builds upon the fabric of the Victorian industrial era.

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When the architects at Haworth Tompkins ^[8] surveyed the site in Snape, Suffolk, the only thing standing was a ruinous brick ^[9] foundation. The minimum necessary brickwork repairs were carried out before inserting a new rusty prefab structure to keep costs and effort low. The architects paid meticulous respect to the original building – some grown vegetation and original features were left in their natural weathered state.

Dovecote ^[10] Studio’s interiors are bathed in gorgeous natural light ^[11] thanks to a large north-facing skylight and many side windows. Walls and ceilings are lined with spruce plywood, creating a timber box with relaxing views over the marshes towards the sea. Haworth Tompkins’s Dovecote Studio is a lovely music shelter ^[12] that has been highly recognized by RIBA ^[13] and RICS ^[14] to name a few.

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[6] Suffolk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffolk

[7] Aldeburgh Music School: http://www.aldeburgh.co.uk/

[8] Haworth Tompkins: http://www.haworthtompkins.com/

[9] brick: http://inhabitat.com/dutch-designer-dave-hakkens-creates-cool-rubble-floors-from-recycled-materials/

[10] Dovecote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dovecote

[11] natural light: http://inhabitat.com/daylighting/

[12] music shelter: http://inhabitat.com/cabin-porn-6-awesome-lil-isolated-shelters-from-around-the-world/6-green-isolated-cabins-around-the-world-4/?extend=1

[13] RIBA: http://www.architecture.com/Home.aspx

[14] RICS: http://www.rics.org/

[15] Ignant: http://www.ignant.de/2012/04/04/dovecote-studio/

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