The success of the art gallery allowed the New Art Centre to build a small artists house on site in 2001. The inspiration for this development was Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge. The initial aim for the house was for artists to have somewhere to stay if they were visiting or exhibiting. However, it I now used more as an educational and exhibition space rather than a living space. The house was designed to be flexible with hidden functions including the kitchen sinks and hobs.
The layout of the artists’ house was designed for the main living space to be upstairs on the first floor and the sleeping space and bathroom on the ground. This allows for the living space to have more light through the large area of glazing and roof light. The large bank outside the building was moved a few metres back to also allow for more light. The furniture inside the house was specially designed for the space by a range of students as well as furniture designers. Everything in the house is flush and minimal including the seamless glass.
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