Ten self-designed studios by architects and designers
From a forest cabin to a converted chapel, our latest lookbook features ten workspaces from the Dezeen archive that were created by architects and designers for their own use. More
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Office interiors
Office interiors
Old meets new inside D'Arcy Jones Architects' studio in Vancouver
Canadian practice D'Arcy Jones Architects has mixed modern additions with historical quirks inside its self-designed studio, which is housed within a century-old building in Vancouver. More
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Moxon Architects builds a remote studio in the Scottish Highlands
British studio Moxon Architects has used huge beams of Douglas fir to construct its new studio building in a Scottish national park. More
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Charred wood and greenery conceal IDIN Architects' Office in Thailand
Thai firm IDIN Architects has slotted a studio it designed for itself into a narrow site in Bangkok and obscured it from view using tall trees and blackened wood. More
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Annabelle Tugby Architects transforms old workshop into its own rustic studio
Annabelle Tugby Architects has created its own design studio by renovating and extending a semi-derelict joinery workshop in a cow field in Cheshire, UK. More
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David Guambo builds his stilted studio Kusy Kawsay in Ecuadorian hillside
Architecture student David Guambo has built himself a small studio in rural Ecuador with a straw roof and wood framing. More
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Esrawe Studio's Mexico City office has an "honest industrial aesthetic"
Weathered wooden trusses cover the office of Mexico City's Esrawe Studio, led by designer Hector Esrawe, which takes over a former dance hall. More
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Estudio Nu retrofits creative studios in former Buenos Aires workshop
Translucent glass doors fold open to reveal the studio that architecture firm Estudio Nu has created inside a dental mechanics workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. More
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AMAA creates own studio by inserting huge glass box inside old Italian factory
Venetian office AMAA has converted an abandoned plumbing factory into an architecture studio with a rough-and-ready character. More
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John-Paul Philippe refurbishes neglected Connecticut barn to create his remote home and studio
American designer and artist John-Paul Philippe has turned a weathered log cabin in Connecticut into his home and studio featuring striped wooden walls, eclectic ornaments and rustic finishes. More
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Restored plasterwork and paintings adorn Aires Mateus' self-designed studio
Ornate paintings and decorative stucco ceilings appear inside the self-designed studio of architecture practice Aires Mateus, which occupies an 18th-century building in Lisbon, Portugal. More
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ASWA wraps own architecture studio around internal courtyard
ASWA Studio has designed as its architecture studio in Bangkok around a fully glazed internal courtyard that brings daylight into the building. More
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Yakusha Design applies dark tones throughout its Kyiv offices
Mottled grey walls meet black-brick partitions to form the monochromatic interiors of Yakusha Design's self-designed office and showroom in Kyiv, Ukraine. More
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K59 Atelier merges its studio and home in concrete-framed block
Vietnamese practice K59 Atelier has designed its own architecture office and home for a family in Ho Chi Minh City, connecting two alleyways with an open and airy ground floor. More
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2LG Studio mix pastel hues with quirky details for home and workplace in London
Scallop-edged doors, vaulted storage cupboards and baby pink surfaces are just some of the features that 2LG Studio has included in the whimsical overhaul of its office-cum-residence in southeast London. More
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Knowhow Shop's faceted white studio in LA is "built like a piece of furniture"
A car sunroof influenced the skylight that tops this small angular office, which design-and-build practice Knowhow Shop has completed to accompany its woodshop in Los Angeles. More
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Three geometric volumes form Nelson Resende's architecture studio
Portuguese architect Nelson Resende has designed an office for his architecture studio on the outskirts of Porto, comprising a pair of cuboids and a cylinder. More
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Plywood and plants feature in Solo Arquitetos' studio in Brazil
Brazilian firm Solo Arquitetos has designed its own office, where plywood shelves divide the space, and accents of yellow and green enliven the simple studio. More
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Collective Office founder converts Chicago factory into his apartment and studio
Chicago architect Jeff Klymson has designed a home for himself inside an old industrial building in the city, while reserving the ground floor for the studio of his firm Collective Office. More
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Studio Job opts for maximalism inside new Antwerp headquarters
Paint-splattered surfaces, spaghetti-print bed sheets and maximalist wall art all feature in Studio Job's new base in Antwerp, Belgium, in a design that founder Job Smeets describes as being "like a visual assault". More
