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"This urban studio building was designed for study, display and storage. The bright space receives indirect illumination through a system of narrow light coffers surrounding the building’s perimeter."
"The plant is allowed to grow through a grid floor and roof structure initially held in place with scaffolding. Metal plates are inserted into this grid structure where bamboo ‘columns’ are desired. As the plant matures and increases in girth it grows into the steel ring forming the structural connection to the floor and roof plates."More details at the David Garcia site.
Gurinder Jellehwallia, a buyer from B&Q said: “More and more of us want to reclaim some personal space in our homes so whether we’re retreating to our greenhouses, home working from our sheds or playing in our summer houses this trend looks set to continue.” Suzanne Imre, editor of Living Etc magazine reinforces this trend: “I think there will be need for retreats. If more and more people are working from home you will need to have areas you can section off and go to where it’s quiet."----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"The floors are inexpensive particle board, stained dark espresso to suggest hardwood. And, to save costs, instead of hardwiring, Farrell ran a weatherproof extension cord under the deck and up through a hole in the floor of the pod, popping up just under the desk."Best of all, the whole thing is on small but strong casters so she can move it around easily and avoid the delights of planning permission/building permits.
With no set start or finish times and no official elevenses, shedworkers can easily find themselves engrossed in their work and forget to take a break.More stressbusting advice from Heather at her site here.
Without the usual office distractions you may think this is good for productivity, but in fact, it is not. Neither is it good for your health. Researchers have found that the brain needs a rest every now and then and can refresh itself with just a short 10-20 minute power nap. The benefits have been found to include: higher cognitive functioning, improved memory and learning, higher productivity rates, alertness and less stress. And it’s good for your heart too.
So after lunch today, why not sit in the garden with your eyes closed just for 10 minutes and join some famous nappers including Leonardo Da Vinci, Einstein and Thomas Edison.
"It's a conceptual look at the 'elements' of a good garden and a humorous take on the English habit of plonking sheds and lawns in our gardens before thinking about the design at all. The garden consists of 10 sheds with themes such as 'pollination', 'beauty', 'soil' and 'water' - each shed has a thought provoking interior, a window and a tiny garden, so, for example, the 'Pollination' shed is full of jars of honey (about 1,000 of them, from a local honey supplier), and a garden consisting of 10 lavender bushes.All marvellous, the only specifically shedworking space is 'Beauty', pictured above, which boasts a simple white desk and chair in a white shed with a slit view of a white runway where someone might pose for a statue. Deborah blogs at Peculiarspaces too which is well worth a browse.
Stories is an exciting blog-style tool that invites you to share your personal home improvement experiences – on a given topic – with fellow DIY dabblers. This is your chance to read and share memorable and enjoyable stories with the diy.com community. Be creative and original. Inspire others and be inspired. Share your DIY highs and lows and triumphs and woes. But most of all enjoy writing your story.B&Q