Group 8: interior shedworking

You need quite a big space to be able to do this, but this interior shedworking setup using recycled cargo containers by architects Group 8 for their own offices in Geneva is really quite special.
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Hush: Interior shedworking

The 'interior shedworking' folder is getting fatter and fatter. The latest addition is Hush by Freyja Sewell. The shell is cut from a piece of 10mm industrial wool felt and internal padding is made from recycled wool fibres, the by-product of the carpet industry.

"Wool is naturally flame retardant, breathable, durable and elastic," shes says. "It is also multi-climatic, meaning it is warm when the environment is cold and cool when it’s warm. It is of course biodegradable and so won’t clog up landfill after disposal. It is produced sustainably from animals out in the open, with each sheep producing a new fleece each year."


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Interior shedworking at Aquarium

Two tremendous examples of interior shedworking at Altrincham-based Aquarium who are specialists in pet insurance software. These are two of their meeting rooms inside the main building, The Doghouse and Beach Hut.

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Google's interior shedworking atmospheres

The Google offices in Zurich show that interior shedworking is very much the in thing.
Via Trendhunter

Le Corbusier's Cabanon

Shedworking's Garden Shows correspondent Emma Townshend recently visited Le Corbusier's marvellous shedworking structure in France and sent us back some photos. "You walk down a little footpath with cactuses by the sea to get to it," she writes.

"There's also a gorgeous little bar there - next door, owned by a friend who was a plumber = so they didn't have to cook. They show you lovely pictures of the interior when Le Corbusier lived there, when his wife slightly disturbed the minimalist interior by draping everything in very French tablecloths. The most amazing thing is how everything folds away into a little cabinet of some kind. And these little windows at all different elevations which light out onto different parts of the amazing sea view."

Le Corbusier built the cabanon in the mid-1950s as an exercise in minimal habitation but also intending it to be a birthday present for his wife Yvonne. It look him less than 60 minuted to design and six months to build using prefab pieces of oak from Corsica for the interior and rough pine boards for the exterior (rather better than his first plan of using aluminium). In all it's 16 square metres (Le Corbusier boasted not a square centimetre was wasted) with colourful mural-type paintings inside.It's also an early eco-shed since there's plenty of recycling going on such as crates standing in for chairs. He also built a smaller shedworking atmosphere nearby to really work in. There's a particular good article about the Cabanon at the Twentieth Century Society site and the Cabanon is open to the public, organised by La Commune de Roquebrune-Cap Martin, Office du Tourisme, 218 avenue Aristide-Briand, tel: + 33 (0)4 9335 6287 or office-du-tourisme.rcm@wanadoo.fr.

Interior glass shedworking: Smog

Another one for the 'Interior shedworking' folder, here is the Smog motion graphics studio in Santiago, Chile, designed by Sebastian Bravo on the top floor of a building which was once textile workshops. Pictured is the lovely glass cubicle for meetings and here's what they say about it:

"The strategy was to locate the only private part of the studio — an enclosed conference room — in the center of the space. Reception, dining area, bathroom, kitchen and a large work area would revolve around it."

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Cardboard shedworking

An interesting article on Wired looks at the Danbocchi Personal Soundproof Cardboard Studio which, as it is made out of cardboard (albeit reinforced), is probably best for interior shedworking. Not only handy, it also reduces noise levels by 30 decibels in case you start shouting at your laptop. Features include ventilation, a table and a cable hole. One drawback is its size - 3.6ft x 2.6ft x 5.4ft). Another for some would be that it's self-assembly with instructions in Japanese. Wired are reporting that it's sold out at the moment although Japan Trend Shop has some at a hefty markup, roughly double the origianl $580 price. -----------------------------------------------------

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Nook pod: Interior shedworking

The folder marked 'Interior shedworking' continues to expand. Here is the Nook pod in action, an "enclosure for working, meeting, eating [in] and relaxing". Single units are designed for one or two people but they can obviously be lined up or even turned into little sheds if you place them side by side (they are on castors so easy to wheel around). They come fully built or in flatpack form

It's already up and running at various locations including the Engine Shed in Bristol. Below is a video of a Nook pod in action using clever 360 degree surround video thingy technology so you can use your cursor to explore it all.


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Interior shedworking: a critique

Tarek Merlin is Director and co-founder of Feix&Merlin Architects (readers will remember their Shed Gym as well as the Eyes Wide Shut beach hut). His thoughts on interior design on his blog post Is This The End Of Playtime (and on a couple of other architecture sites) make for interesting reading: essentially, he suggests that we should put the days of filling an office with beach huts and sheds behind us, referring in particular to Google's new London offices and (in more positive terms) Fat’s design for KesselsKramer (see photos above and below). Here's a snippet:

"It’s almost as if they’ve just bundled together all the tired ideas from the late nineties, (when the offices of the dotcom boomers were defined by ping pong tables and pizza and everyone was coming to work down fireman’s poles and getting around the office in slides), and just expected it to turn out well.

"Instead, it just looks a bit silly. A discombobulated collection of stuff and bloody nonsense, it looks more like a set for Play School than an office for an internet trendsetter (“and today, children, we’ll be going through the roundwindow”). Ironically, the efforts to provide a creative office design have resulted in an (over)eagerness to appear young and wacky, and it immediately looks dated and out of sync. A bit like watching your dad trying to dance to Lady Gaga."

Or as he puts it, "Simply shoving a beach hut into an office just doesn’t cut it anymore." It's an intelligent post and well worth a read.

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Five Small shedworking spaces

As we reported at the back end of last year, the Interior Design Show in Toronto featured five shedworking spaces in Summerwood sheds under the heading of Five Small Rooms. Treehugger's Lloyd Alter went along and posts about his visit here (he was also kind enough to send Shedworking some extra photos) but it's well worth a long post on this site too.Above is Urban Mode's approach.This one is by Roomy Interiors and aimed at female shedworkers.These two shots show FTL+SC's shedworking design.And here is Mimi Pineau's look which includes an espresso machine and wine fridge.
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Jetson Mute: interior garden offices

We've had a few inquiries recently about interior shedworking and what's new on the market. Here's the latest from workplace furniture specialist Mute - meet their office pod for inside use called Jetson. It's made out of hardwearing but light aluminium and apparently can be put together by two people in less than an hour (and without tools) - Mute call it the "the first truly DIY acoustic pod". 

There are plenty of accessories to go with it including magnetic whiteboards and moveable bookshelves which you can install either inside the pod or on the outside walls. Comes in black and white versions, and in individual or double-benched models. 

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Wilma: Multi-Function Family Nook

Open up the 'interior garden office' folder because there's a marvellous new model on the block. What they've named the 'Wilma' (which happily is the name of one of our member of staff's wife) comes from London-based Moonalabs who describe it as a "mini home office pod". It's aimed at families who want some kind of personal haven as well as shedworkers. "Wilma is a mini multi purpose nook for the
whole family," they say. "Watch Wilma transform from a mini office for your conference calls to a
colouring nook during playtime. Wilma adapts to the needs of the moment."

Features include a small quiet fan for ventilation, toughened octagonal glass windows, optional shelving, table, power sockets, an anti-static low-pile carpet with rubber lining, plus LED ceiling and table lights. Outside the rubber plywood frame is clad in fabric (20 colours to choose from, including black) with an acoustic HD foam lining. An optional extra is casters with lockable rubber wheels. The whole thing measures 1.2m (l) x 1.1m (w) x 2.1m (h).

Tomorrow, we'll bring you another faboulous interior shedworking atmosphere...

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Shedworking in today's Daily Telegraph

Shedworking gets a decent mention in a nice piece in today's Daily Telegraph regular Room Planner slot by Paula Robinson ('An office you won't want to leave'). For those considering shedworking, it's a very good general introduction which touches on plenty of important bases (eco-friendly builds, green roofs, interior design, user-friendly technology, planning permission). Paula gives shout-outs to various friends of Shedworking including The Qube (pictured above), Oakland Garden Offices and Alternative Space.

Joolz: Interior garden office

A remarkable interior shedworking environment at Amsterdam-based pushchair specialists Joolz by Space Encounters inside an old machine factory. Part of the major renovation works included the introduction of three large garden spaces inside the offices which are populated by trees, plants, birds and fish. They not only improve the general feel of the space, but really put the 'garden' into 'garden office'.

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Le Cabanon - the future of shedworking

A lovely little structure and very much the future of shedworking by Cyril Brulé of atelier Correia called Le Cabanon in Villiers-en-Morvan, France: it's just 20m2 and Cyril lives and works in it. The Cabanon has all kinds of nice elements - Northern Fir siding, duck feather insulation, an interior lined with formaldehyde-free OSB panels; a rubber floor and an Ikea kitchen.
Via shed champion Justin at materialicious where you'll find lots more interesting pictures including this one below of the interior.