The studio was the first phase of a further development on the site which now includes the artist's house. The building is, foremost, a simple well-lit space in which to paint. It has white walls and ceiling, a grey concrete floor (with underfloor heating to leave the walls unencumbered) and a mezzanine for storage under which is a kitchenette and shower room. Two enormous dormer windows in the north elevation give diffuse and even light. The tall slot door between the dormers is sized to allow easy access to Whiteford's typically huge canvases. The space draws inspiration from the tall-windowed Edwardian studios on Talgarth Road and from the kind of super-scale attic atelier typified by Moreau's studio in Paris. The fact that there are no views out at ground level removes the interior from its immediate surroundings while allowing glimpses of the sky, trees and rooftops. Externally, with its flush fitting shutters and doors closed, it looks like a copper-clad box, nestling amongst the huge plane trees which tower over the site. We have also completed the house on the same site, which follows similar themes to the studio.