Kennerly Architecture & Planning

Photography Studio & Workshop

Photography Studio & Workshop
© Thomas Heinser

PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO & WORKSHOP

Kennerly Architecture & Planning

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Level Engineering

DESIGN TEAM
Sarina Bowen Kennerly, Owen Kennerly, Jon Oelschig

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Fairweather & Associates

MEP
Peter Alspach

MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Eero Aarnio, Adelta, Palmar Industries, Perka Building Frames

PHOTOGRAPHS
Thomas Heinser

AREA
2400 FT²

YEAR
2015

LOCATION
United States

CATEGORY
Workshop, Office Buildings

Text description provided by architect.

While taking extraordinary measures to respect its natural context, this new building replaces a dilapidated barn and is set among mature trees near a seasonal creek.

Photography Studio & Workshop
© Thomas Heinser
Photography Studio & Workshop
© Thomas Heinser

Built to function as a daylight photography studio, the main workspace is a gabled basilica with the cross-sectional proportions of the old barn. It is structured by pre-engineered steel frames allowing unobstructed use of its interior volume.

The exterior is a tapestry of rusted Corten steel, polycarbonate, and sliding panels of redwood salvaged from the old barn.

Photography Studio & Workshop
© Thomas Heinser
Photography Studio & Workshop
© Thomas Heinser

The polycarbonate forms a double skin assembly for the large translucent sections of roof and walls. Behind the redwood panels, four large glass doors offer cross ventilation and views clear through the building.

We advanced the expressive and functional possibilities of agricultural building methods, by transforming a pre-engineered metal building system through refinement of its proportions and the elaboration of its enclosure system.

The space is heated radiantly from within the concrete floor slab and is passively cooled using thermal mass and natural ventilation assisted by fans high in the gables. 

Combined with seven inches of insulation and the double skin of polycarbonate, the resulting space is comfortable and calm. The design reveals the timeless modern attributes of agricultural structures.

Photography Studio & Workshop
© Thomas Heinser


Photography Studio & Workshop
© Thomas Heinser
Photography Studio & Workshop
© Thomas Heinser
Photography Studio & Workshop
© Thomas Heinser
Photography Studio & Workshop
© Thomas Heinser


Photography Studio & Workshop
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Photography Studio & Workshop
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Photography Studio & Workshop
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Photography Studio & Workshop
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Kennerly Architecture & Planning
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Kennerly Architecture & Planning
375 Alabama St # 440, San Francisco, CA 94110, United States