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Maine studio 30X40 Design Workshop builds own home office
Long Studio is a barn-style architects' studio and home office in Maine, built by and for architecture office 30X40 Design Workshop.
The aluminium-clad studio is located on the grounds of studio founder Eric Reinholdt's home on Mount Desert Island, off the coast of New England.
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30X40 Design Workshop created the simple gabled structure as both a place to work and a practical demonstration of the office's approach to architecture.
Slatted aluminium barn doors, designed with the help of a local boat-builder, screen the glazed double doors on the east side of the studio.
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A long window runs down the opposite side of the building, providing views of the leafy woodland surroundings.
The north-facing gable end houses a firewood store occupying a recessed slot. At the opposite end, sliding doors conceal storage space for gardening equipment.
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Inside, the 384-square-foot (37 square metres) space lined with Douglas fir is designed to be flexible, with space for a sit-stand desk by Ergonofis that was recently added to one end.
The alcove the desk sits in previously held a drum kit and various instruments belonging to Reinholdt's children, but these have been relegated to the main house to create more desk space for a summer intern.
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Tables can be laid out in the middle of the studio for client meetings or for entertaining friends when they come over.
Loft-style platforms at either end are accessible via ladders, providing extra storage space under the eaves as well as places for the architect's children to play.
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30X40 Design Workshop used similar dimensions for everything from the loft windows to the table, to further tie the space together.
Reinholdt also uses the home office as a studio for filming his how-to video guides on being an architect for his YouTube channel.
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"The studio illustrates to potential clients how modest, unassuming materials can be made to feel expensive," said Reinholdt.
"Acting as a stage for musical performances, a place for family and friends to gather and a life-sized working mock-up of the practice's simple, agrarian-inspired design aesthetic."
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More rustic architects' studio setups include a studio in the UK's Cairngorn's built out of Douglas fir by Moxon Architects, and a barn in Spain converted into a workplace by Nordest Arquitectura.
Photography is by Trent Bell unless otherwise stated.
Architect: 30X40 Design Workshop
Lead architect: Eric Reinholdt