Creating the temperary work space:

An accessable studio space is key to this project so we have researched the  maximum sizing allowed by our local planning office , which doesn't require planning permition. This works out at about 14x11ft and no higher than 2.5m. It should be 2m from the boundry, and thats it !

So we've meassured out the space in the garden and decided to keep the windows on the north side  and by making that side of roof opaque plastic maximise north light and  interior wall space (for working on). Its base will sit on sleepers rather than a concrete base , to keep costs down and lessen the impact on the environment.

Again to keep costs down and lower impact on the environment we want to use recycled  materials as much as possible. We have managed to get the doors windows and plastic roofing from a neighbour who was taking down their conservarory, which is fantastic ! Tony our wonderful builder is constructing the frame at home and then errecting it in Joel's garden possibly this week !

Location for studio... sorry little holly tree..

It will be completely insulated walls /floor /roof to keep a constant temperature for the paintings and for Joel to work of coures !