Island retreat: Art studios with a relaxing slant

The artist studio is part of a project for the Shorefast Foundation, which aims to support the local community by revitalising the economy through arts and culture.

Saunders has designed six studios around the island, each to be used as residences for visiting artists. The contemplative spaces are deliberately hard to get to – The Tower studio can only be reached by hiking along the coastline from a nearby town.

The three-storey building features a single triangular window that cuts across one side of the structure. Slanted interior walls encourage the resident to recline and watch the view across the north Atlantic.

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