Koto Living at Middle Barn, Cornwall
Middle Barn is the second phase of our work at Cornwall Barn: a gym, an office and a studio under one roof, with a terrace between them and the valley.
The gym is the heart of it. Dark timber joinery, slatted timber ceilings and low, controlled lighting keep the room calm, and built-in storage takes the weights, mats and equipment so nothing is left out. Floor-to-ceiling openings put the countryside in front of you while you train.
Beside it, an office for concentration. Skylights bring daylight down onto a polished concrete floor and textured walls, and a long built-in desk with open shelving keeps the room in order.
Across the building, the studio is made for making: generous worktops, furniture that moves, warm timber and brass, and doors that open straight onto the terrace so the work can move outside in summer.
The terrace ties it together: textured plaster, timber, soft light and somewhere to sit after a session or in the morning sun, looking down the valley.
Photography by Richard Gaston.