RIDGE HOUSE WORKED WITH AN ARTIST TO TRANSFORM A FORMER INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE INTO A MULTIFUNCTIONAL LIVE-WORK SPACE. THE PROJECT INTEGRATED A LIVING AREA, A PUBLIC GALLERY, AND A BASEMENT WORKSHOP, CREATING A SEAMLESS ENVIRONMENT WHERE ART AND DAILY LIFE COEXISTED. THE RENOVATION CAREFULLY PRESERVED THE ORIGINAL BRICK STRUCTURE AND BAY LINTELS WHILE INTRODUCING CONTEMPORARY DESIGN ELEMENTS TO ENHANCE SPATIAL FLUIDITY AND ADAPTABILITY.

A KEY ASPECT OF THE DESIGN WAS ITS OPEN-PLAN LAYOUT, ALLOWING FOR A NATURAL TRANSITION BETWEEN THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC AREAS. TALL CURTAINS FUNCTIONED AS BOTH SPATIAL DIVIDERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORS, OFFERING FLEXIBILITY IN DEFINING SPACES WHILE ADDRESSING ACOUSTIC AND THERMAL NEEDS. THE KITCHEN, CONCEIVED AS BOTH A FUNCTIONAL AND SCULPTURAL ELEMENT, SERVED AS A PLATFORM FOR ARTISTIC DISPLAY, REINFORCING THE IDEA OF BLENDING DOMESTIC AND CREATIVE SPACES.

BY REIMAGINING THE TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES OF A LIVE-WORK ENVIRONMENT, RIDGE HOUSE CRAFTED A SPACE THAT REFLECTED THE ARTIST’S PRACTICE AND LIFESTYLE. THE DESIGN CHALLENGED CONVENTIONAL NOTIONS OF SEPARATION BETWEEN LIVING AND WORKING, INSTEAD FOSTERING AN IMMERSIVE SETTING THAT ENCOURAGED ARTISTIC ENGAGEMENT IN ALL ASPECTS OF DAILY LIFE.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

CHARLIE SCHUCK

BETH O'BRIEN PHOTOS (STEPHEN WHISLER GALLERY SHOW)

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