View of studio from North. Digital image of B 74272 CN.
SC 716130
Description View of studio from North. Digital image of B 74272 CN.
Date 29/7/1992
Catalogue Number SC 716130
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 74272 CN
Scope and Content Bernat Klein Design Studio from the north, Scottish Borders This design studio was built in 1972 for the textile designer and artist Bernat Klein (b.1922) to designs by architect Peter Womersley (1923-93). He had previously built the artist's home, High Sunderland, between 1956 and 1957, which is situated a short distance away. The studio is a bold concrete and glass Modern Movement structure on two storeys, with a central blue engineering brick core for services. This shows the concrete flagstone steps set into the sloping ground which lead to the bridge into the building. On the ground floor a path leads to the lower studio area. The building's walls contrast large expanses of glass with off-white concrete side beams and blue-black brick base and service area. The secluded wooded grounds in which this studio is set contrast with the angular Modern building. The grounds were contoured during construction, but only one tree had to be removed. Further trees and shrubs have been planted to improve the views. This building has been selected as one of Scotland's key 20th-century Modern architectural monuments. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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