Our clients purchased a townhouse on a square in Camden that had a derelict garage at the end of its garden. The raised ground and upper floors of the townhouse were refurbished to form a large flat, while the lower ground floor was extended and converted to form a gallery with accommodation for visiting artists. The garage was taken down and a painting studio constructed for one of the clients, who is an artist. The language of the studio borrows from Victorian sheds and workshops. Essentially a very simple building with a pitched corrugated tin roof, the studio contains a masonry aedicule that holds storage, a sink and WC. Externally, the careful brickwork is augmented with moments of architectural elaboration carried out in different brick-bonds. The symmetrical garden facade terminates the view from the gallery, which the studio faces across a lushly planted garden.