Like the flooring and the shelves, the window frames are crafted from Western Red Cedar.
The studio is furnished with a massive wood table, a sofa, and built-in Western Red Cedar shelves.
Sharon and Mike Matas use the studio to design, create, and research.
The glass walls frame large expanses of greenery.
One of the concrete supports rises from a steep hillside and stands among surrounding trees.
The studio cantilevers over a steep hillside and provides a tree house effect.
Extra-wide concrete pillars help to support the studio at its core.
Sunlight pours through the surrounding treetops and creates light play on the forest floor and on the interior of the studio.
A ceiling and flooring made from Western Red Cedar pay tribute to the trees of the forested landscape.
The remote studio/office that Robert Swatt of Swatt Miers Architects designed for a Healdsburg, California, property is marked by glass walls that provide the feeling of working in nature.