A garden studio is a specialist brief. The right studio for a portrait painter looks different from the right studio for a violinist, which looks different from the right studio for a psychotherapist. In every case, though, the underlying spec has three anchors: natural light, acoustic control, and long enough floor space to hold the discipline.
For visual artists (painting, sculpture, photography)
- North-facing rooflights for consistent, indirect daylight
- Sealed hardwood or engineered floor that can take spillage and be swept easily
- Adjustable wall lighting on dimmers for evening work
- Purpose-built storage for canvases, prints, materials
For musicians and voice-over artists
- Denser wall build-up — an additional plasterboard layer plus acoustic mineral wool in a service void
- Acoustic-graded doors and heavier seals on opening leaves
- Small-volume floating floor for the most sensitive work (recording booths)
- Sound-treated ceiling with panels or coffered surfaces
For yoga, therapy and movement
Sprung engineered flooring, generous ceiling height (2.6+ m), warm underfloor heating for floor-based work, wall-length mirrors, and enough space for two people (practitioner and client/student) with a small waiting/changing zone.