Fogo Island Studios / Saunders Architecture

The Shorefast Foundation and the Fogo Island Arts Corporation has commissioned Todd Saunders to design a series of six artists’ studios on various Fogo Island locations. The organization is committed to preserving the Islanders’ traditions and aims at rejuvenating the island through the arts and culture.

Architects: Todd Saunders / Saunders Architecture
Location: Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada
Photographs: Bent René Synnevåg

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The Bridge Studio is dramatically located on a steep hillside overlooking the calm waters of an inland pond.

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The solitary, off-the-grid Long Studio, Located near the Newfoundland community of Joe Batt’s Arm hovers on a series of stilts that lifts the structure above the ground to frame a view of the North Atlantic Ocean.

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The Fogo Island Squish Studio is located just outside the small town of Tilting on the eastern end of Fogo Island.

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The Tower Studio is dramatically situated on a stretch of rocky coastline in Shoal Bay, Fogo Island, Newfoundland.

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