ARTISTS' STUDIOS - TUCSON |
These two artists’ studio-housing projects propose new prototypes for the suburb-city, to increase density, intensify circulation, and integrate natural spaces. The work-live units offer large, flexible low-cost spaces.
Manlove Street Studios (1988) is designed around a planted courtyard with intersecting walkways that connect the 6 studio-housing units to the street. 15th Street Studios (1991) is structured by a pedestrian alley which traverses the city block and gives access to the 6 housing units with their independent studios and private gardens; the two lots to the north are designated for individual houses.
The two complexes have been home to many artists and artisans over the past 30 years. Published in Progressive Architecture, March 1994. Regional Architecture Award, Sonoran Institute, 2004 for 15th Street Studios.
Manlove Street Studios (1988) is designed around a planted courtyard with intersecting walkways that connect the 6 studio-housing units to the street. 15th Street Studios (1991) is structured by a pedestrian alley which traverses the city block and gives access to the 6 housing units with their independent studios and private gardens; the two lots to the north are designated for individual houses.
The two complexes have been home to many artists and artisans over the past 30 years. Published in Progressive Architecture, March 1994. Regional Architecture Award, Sonoran Institute, 2004 for 15th Street Studios.