The Pottering Shed is a split-level artist’s studio on a private beach in Poole. The black-tar clad form consists of an in-situ concrete base and a cantilevered engineered timber top. Large projecting windows provide views out across Poole Harbour, while a small log burner provides a hearth and a place for guests to congregate. The project required an innovative construction approach due to the tight site constraints (between a beach and terraced landscape) and an architecturally sensitive approach due to the restrictive planning context (the site sits within an AONB, conservation area, a site of scientific interest and within the curtilage of listed building).