Tropical Space recently completed the 'Terra Cotta Studio,' a brick building designed for a Vietnamese artist as a dedicated studio for creating clay sculptures and pottery. Located next to Thu Bon river in Dien Ban district of Quang Nam Province, it's a 7m x 7m x 7m cube-shaped building, featuring a bamboo frame platform for drying out terra cotta products.
The outermost layer of the studio is made by clay solid brick, which reminds people about Vietnam traditional furnace. The bricks were built interleaved creating holes which help the wind ventilating and air conditioning. The studio carries the characteristics of Champa culture as the area was part of Tra Kieu, Champa Kingdom capital from 4th to 7th Century.
The interior of the studio features a three-floors wood frame, creating 60-centimetre-square modules including integrated shelves for displaying artworks, a staircase leading upstairs, hallways and seating benches.
The centre of the studio consists of two floors. In ground floor, there is a turning table that the artist works.
Photography: Hiroyuki Oki