Outdoor & additions / Carson Valley, NV
Benwell detached art studio
Detached custom art studio building constructed from foundation to roof with high-ceiling timber framing and expansive windows for natural daylight. Wake Construction handled site prep, slab foundation pour, framing, French doors, insulation, and interior drywall.
- Project
- 10 of 18
- Category
- Outdoor & additions
- Location
- Carson Valley, NV
- Scope highlights
- 6
- Photographs
- 4
Before and after
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Project story
What the home needed, and how we built it
What the property needed
Constructing a dedicated artist studio requiring maximum natural northern light, sound thermal insulation, and dedicated electrical for studio equipment.
How Wake Construction built it
Excavated and poured a reinforced concrete slab, framed vaulted ceiling walls with oversized picture windows and glass French doors, and wired dedicated circuits for specialized lighting.
Scope of work delivered
6 items- 01Monolithic concrete slab foundation
- 02Vaulted ceiling timber framing
- 03Large-format natural light windows
- 04Glass French entry doors
- 05Thermal insulation package
- 06Dedicated studio electrical circuits
Project photographs
The job in construction order
From the site as we found it, through framing and structure, to the finished rooms.
During construction
2 photographs
In ProgressConstruction under wayStructural wall framing and high-volume roof rafter installation 
In ProgressConstruction under wayWindow installation and exterior weather barrier application
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