London Fields Studio

A new build home office and bike store for a family in London Fields, East London forming phase two of our project London Fields House.

Tucked at the far threshold of the rear gravel garden, beyond the sunken courtyard and gentle steps which rise to meet it - London Fields Studio is a bespoke single-room retreat designed to balance a focused home workspace with practical urban storage. The brief required a peaceful garden study combined with a dedicated, integrated shelter for family cargo bikes.

The angled shape is intended to integrate naturally into the garden, reducing the visual mass while opening views across the garden and back towards the main house. Externally the timber cladding will grey over time allowing the building to quietly step into the background behind the planting whilst the vertical timber slat cladding catch the sun in alternating bands of light and shadow, softening the building's scale against the perimeter walls.

Inside, the single-room studio shifts into a warm, sensory enclave. Hand-formed terracotta pavers anchor the floor and rise gently to form a low protective plinth along the walls, grounding the room in rich, earthy warmth. Above, raw lime-plastered walls and ceilings breathe with natural variation, reflecting the shifting London sky with a soft, velvety light. A full-height glazed sliding screen dissolves the boundary to the garden, framing the foliage while keeping the workspace quiet and temperate.

The structure was built with environmental performance in mind and uses a breathable timber frame insulated with natural woodfibre allowing moisture to regulate naturally and reduce embodied carbon. The sliding doors and fixed glazing incorporate high-performance solar control glass to minimize overheating while maintaining a direct connection to the planted surroundings. London Fields Studio stands not merely as an annex, but as a deliberate retreat - a crafted, light-filled anchor point where work, nature, and the rhythms of home overlap.