Designed for an electronic music producer, the soundproof studio is playfully named after its scalloped Accoya wood cladding, which has been charred using the Japanese technique of Shou Sugi Ban. The studio is intended as an immersive sound space and retreat both internally and externally. Arranged in an undulating formation, the cladding forms a series of nooks which encourage those using the studio to sit and listen to the natural sounds of the outdoors.

According to Unknown Works, noises such as wind and birdsong are enhanced and altered by the CNC-milled surfaces of the cladding, which transition from minute grooves, reminiscent of vinyl records, to a smoother reflective surface at ear height. "We wanted to extend the threshold of the studio, to create a greater feeling of separation from the city," said Unknown Works.  "The smooth surface is most reflective and was used to focus sound from specific areas of the surrounding landscape to the ears of a sitter," it continued. "Where the accoya panels transition into the smaller ridges, the sound behaves differently and acts to deaden reflection – changing from top to bottom on each panel."

The studio itself, accessed by an airlock double-door was created in close consultation with a sound studio specialist Nick Whitaker. Acoustic baffles and bass traps are strategically positioned to eliminate reverb, ensuring an optimal audio environment for the owner to record and compose in.

Photographs by Lorenzo Zandri, via Dezeen