320 Kilburn Lane

Clients Lyndsay and Duncan McLeod were looking to create a workspace on the ground floor of their property, below their flat.

The aim was to create an office that didn’t feel like an office; a surprising space full of natural light, a sense of fun and places to hide motorcycles
isual and spatial connections between home and work had to be carefully balanced.

The studio is south facing with a rear courtyard. Clerestory glazing allows sunlight to hit curved oak panelled walls rather than people’s heads. The glazing provides a balustrade for a first floor garden where, in the evening, lights in the studio can dramatically illuminate the garden above.

Raw materials and a wood burning stove offset high-tech office paraphernalia. The original wall configuration is recorded in the layout of the brick floor. Four motorcycles are hidden in the studio, one of which is under a secret sliding staircase.