atelier

noun atelier

• sanctuary — a sacred or holy place.
• nest — a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
• cave — A cave is a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or one that is under the ground.
• lair — A wild animal's resting place, especially one that is well hidden.
• shelter — something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.