Monday, June 07, 2010

ESRI roof top garden: shedworking without a shed


You don't need a garden office to work in a garden. Here's an excellent example, the awardwinning green roof designed by Scott Torrance Landscape Architects for Toronto's ESRI building where employees can relax but also have meetings. There's an indepth look at its construction at Greenroofs.com with lots more photos.
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2 comments:

  1. Surely one of the key benefits of the shed is that feeling of being nearer to nature and the outdoors.

    Having worked in large buildings, I've found both the size and the lack of connection with the outdoors to be quite oppressive. Being entombed may be okay for day or a few weeks but over the ong term I believe it really impacts psychologically.

    Shed's are small, just a foothold, nothing more. In the example shown, the large area of glass helps further with that sense of being outside.

    I'm currently building a studio for my wife which has eight large waist-level windows looking out over an expanse of open field. Although it's still to be finished inside, it already feels a great place to be.

    Volta

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  2. I think that one of the key benefits of the shed is the feeling of being outside. In this case it is enhanced by the large area of glass in this design. I'm building a studio for my wife which has eight large waist-level windows looking out over an expanse of open field. Although it's still to be finished inside, it's already a great place to be.

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