Ruth Ballou on wed 24 sep 08
Hi all,
Looks like I'll be building a new studio. Zoning here limits the foot
print of the structure, but I can do a second story. This goes against
everything I've ever thought about studio design, but it looks like
it's the only way I'll get the space I need for teaching and my own
work. Do any of you work in 2 story spaces? How do you manage?
Obvious solution is a dumbwaiter of some kind for the heavy stuff. I
figure it will have to be a commercial variety, not something you'd
find in a home. Anything I should look out for in shopping for one?
As always, thanks in advance for your help.
Ruth Ballou
Mt Pleasant, SC
Peggy Thompson on wed 24 sep 08
My former studio was in two stories and I had the upstairs for
design,decoration, office,glaze lab and packing.Classes need to be handicap
accessable. If you have an '''elevator/dumbwaiter'', you might be able to
have it on the outside wall supported by an extension of he floor and the
stairs as well, with no footprint, as both will ''eat'' a lot of the
downstairs space.You will need to find just the right contractor as
integrity of design to codes and price will be big considerations.
I am in Columbia.I am loking forward to seeing Don Reitz at his workshop in
Augusta this weekend.Next to my college professors John Karrach and Ralph
Bacerra at Chouinard,Cal Arts, Don was the huge mentor to me in my early
formative career since I took his workshop at Penland in very early
1970's.He was so freeing with his truly creative approach to working in clay
and his supportive role to students he lead.
Margaret in SC
Sep 24, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Ruth Ballou wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Looks like I'll be building a new studio. Zoning here limits the foot
> print of the structure, but I can do a second story. This goes against
> everything I've ever thought about studio design, but it looks like
> it's the only way I'll get the space I need for teaching and my own
> work. Do any of you work in 2 story spaces? How do you manage?
> Obvious solution is a dumbwaiter of some kind for the heavy stuff. I
> figure it will have to be a commercial variety, not something you'd
> find in a home. Anything I should look out for in shopping for one?
>
> As always, thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Ruth Ballou
> Mt Pleasant, SC
>
Weiland, Jeff on wed 24 sep 08
Ruth,
My home studio is the second floor of a garage. It has advantages and
disadvantages. My best advice would be to make sure all clay handling is
on the first floor. Lighter chores like glaze mixing are easily done
upstairs. My kiln is downstairs which saves space upstairs but I am
having venting issues with the heat rising. You might want to place the
kiln in a vented area separated by a door. I like having my wheels in
front of a large window on the second floor that looks out over the
yard, past a colonial/pioneer era cemetery, and down the Blue River
valley. Plenty of windows allow good ventilation in the summer but the
winter heating can cost. The dumbwaiter idea sounds interesting but
expensive. I don't know your age but over time the steps will get to be
an obstacle. Plan ahead.
Jeff Weiland
Greenfield-Central High School
810 North Broadway
Greenfield, Indiana 46140
317-462-9211
jweiland@gcsc.k12.in.us
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Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:33 PM
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Subject: Two Story Studio?
Hi all,
Looks like I'll be building a new studio. Zoning here limits the foot
print of the structure, but I can do a second story. This goes against
everything I've ever thought about studio design, but it looks like
it's the only way I'll get the space I need for teaching and my own
work. Do any of you work in 2 story spaces? How do you manage?
Obvious solution is a dumbwaiter of some kind for the heavy stuff. I
figure it will have to be a commercial variety, not something you'd
find in a home. Anything I should look out for in shopping for one?
As always, thanks in advance for your help.
Ruth Ballou
Mt Pleasant, SC
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