Juergen Teller, a German fashion photographer, now captures his striking photographs in a new completed concrete studio designed by 6a Architects. 6a Architects' secluded West London studio designed for Juergen Teller is comprised of three buildings and gardens, made of exposed concrete and glass facades.

With few views out, daylight comes through concrete beams that march the length of the site and support north lights in the roof or from the gardens that separate the buildings. Poured concrete external walls mesh the new building into the residual frag­ments of existing brick boundaries. The new buildings contain offices, an archive, a top lit studio space, a kitchen, a library, and an ensemble of ancillary rooms.

The three gardens, designed by Dan Pearson Studio introduce a sequence of external rooms rooms in between the interiors leading from the street towards increasingly private interiors of the artist's studio. 

The gardens are inspired by the urban gardens that spring naturally in ruinous or untouched corners of the city - especially those captured by RS Fitter's classic book; London's Natural History.

The building was converted from 1950s two-storey light-industrial unit by preserving its some elements to be used for the new studio. The concrete facade was matched to the existing brickwork to soften the visual appearance of the studio. 

The concrete frames of the light-industrial unit are still preserved inside to get a filtered natural light from outside. Juergen Teller has documented the building process in a series of fashion shoots on site. He continues to take photographs thoughout the buildings and gardens, most recently published in Arena Homme.

Project Facts

Architects: 6a architects
Landscape design: Dan Pearson Studio
Structural Engineers: Price & Myers
Environmental Engineers: Max Fordham
QS: Gleeds
Main Contractor: Harris Calnan

All images © Johan Dehlin, top image © Juergen Teller

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