Peter Randall-Page

Proud to present Art Barn, an archive and sculpture store designed by Thomas Randall-Page, which has won critical acclaim in the press. You can read Rowan Moore’s review in the Guardian here and watch Jim Stephenson’s beautiful film below.

ABOUT THE PROJECT
In 2011, Peter Randall-Page bought a nondescript, modern cow barn deep in the Devon countryside. He commissioned his son Thomas to convert it into an archive and store for his work. Crafted by Peter’s in-house team of trusted artisans, this 9 year long, father-son collaboration is clear evidence of how architecture can benefit from being done slowly.
A series of industrial scale shutters in cedar and galvanised steel playfully fold and slide, revealing a complex, multi-layered space within a mute and unassuming exterior. Inside the vast day-lit gallery, a freestanding ‘creature’ stands on stone hooves. Known as the ‘Winter Studio’ this room-within-a-room is the project’s nerve centre. It is wrapped in a dark cork and warmed by a wood-burning stove. Beyond its door, a balcony offers long views out through the tree canopy and across the valley. As the building is re-shuttered on departure, the balcony folds back flat, effortlessly becoming part of the wall again.

“Wood, stone, galvanised steel: the materials and technologies are simple, local and agricultural. The luxury is the time we spent talking, thinking and drawing.”
Thomas Randall-Page

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