Studio Weave prides itself on maintaining a joyful approach to designing spaces and their project Ecology of Colour is steeped with it! Created in Kent, England the patterned shelter was created as an art studio and bird-watching refuge. During quiet periods, the cantilevered first floor walls provide rain protection for birdwatchers while still allowing them to be able to spot wildlife. The studio is also frequently transformed into an art haven – where locals host dying workshops using natural dyes foraged from the surrounding plant life. Studio Weave collaborated with graphic designers Nous Vous to create the exuberant grid pattern, entitled Joy, that provides the theme for the structure.”The pattern was a very intuitive response to a grid and it was this spontaneity with regard to form and colour that I hoped would bring across a sense of joy,” says Will Edmonds from Nous Vous. Once the structure was completed, the community came together to hand paint the 144 timber panels using organic paints.

– Julie Rose