Size:
130 m2

Location:
Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

Status:
Completed 2010

The Shorefast Foundation and the Fogo Island Arts Corporation has commissioned Todd Saunders to design a series of six artists’ studios on various Fogo Island locations. The organization is committed to preserving the Islanders’ traditions and aims at rejuvenating the island through the arts and culture.

The solitary, off-the-grid Long Studio, Located near the Newfoundland community of Joe Batt’s Arm hovers on a series of stilts that lifts the structure above the ground to frame a view of the North Atlantic Ocean.

Credits:
Todd Saunders with Ryan Jorgensen, Attila Béres, Ken Beheim-Schwarzbach, Nick Herder, Colin Hertberger, Christina Mayer, and Pål Storsveen

Photographer:
Bent René Synnevåg

Awards and Recognition:
Architizer A+ Awards, Jury Winner, 2016

AR Emerging Architecture Award, Shortlisted, 2016

Archmarathon Award, Workspaces Category, Winner, 2014

AZ Awards, Best Commercial Architecture, Winner, 2011

ArchDaily Building of the Year, Cultural category, Nominated, 2010