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Private Art Collection
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Anni Hagberg
Baldwin Studios
Dean Toepfer
Gerwyn Davies
Glady Kemarre
Jeremy Blincoe
Jess Graham
Olive Gill-Hille
Scanlan & Makers
Sebastiann Knot (Netherlands)
Troy Emery
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Art Curation
Design & Commissions
Delivery & Installation
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Tom Blachford
Rock House art collection is anything but 'par for the course'
The Rock House is conceived as a study in contrast — an experience of above and below, of weight and lightness, and of the ways architecture can hold both stillness and energy.
Our role
WRAP was engaged to deliver an In-Building Art Collection for a private client, which involved artist selection in close consultation with the owner and resident, concepting, interior design, and installation.
The result
Below ground, the space unfolds as a rocky cavern, hand-finished by Clare Scanlan (Scanlan & Makers) with custom paint treatments that evoke the textures and tonal shifts of natural stone. The surfaces are raw and atmospheric, designed to feel grounded — a retreat that embraces the quiet density of the earth.
Above, the space opens into light. Here, lime-washed finishes (again created by the Scanlan & Makers team) create a subtle, tactile warmth — a surface that breathes, softening the connection between interior and landscape. The experience is one of natural calm — sunlight and shadow move gently across the walls, echoing the textures below but translated into a language of air and openness.
Together, these two realms — cavern and sky — form a single, crafted whole. The Rock House invites reflection on how we move through space — from the earth’s depth to the light above, always connected by material continuity and the human hand.
