aerieLOFT

The rather lovely aerieLOFT from Martin Leifhebber of Canadian green design specialists Breathe Architects is a 17ft cabin built with Eastern white cedar which would make a smashing shedworking atmosphere. As well as solar panels (among its other ecofriendlinesses) it comes with a wood stove and a marvellous composting outhouse shed which also collects rainwater (you can see it in the picture above, just behind the main building). You can get the plans and make it yourself or buy it in kit from (they will assemble if you want). Here's the philosophy behind aeriLOFT:And here's what Martin says about architecture in general.

"It’s all about everything – it’s about living, it’s about construction and it’s about making our environment. So I took a real interest in having the environment that I create to be as good as it can be from a health perspective and a pollution perspective, all kinds of things. I wanted to have buildings that run on solar energy, buildings that take rainwater, and take water that we use, like sewage, and clean it up so that we see architecture and cities not as a continued burden on our way of living but we see it as something that actually fixes the environment."

Via Treehugger where there is also a video of Martin talking about the design
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Name That Shed

A tricky one today, shown only at a distance. These two sheds/huts are historic and can also be rented for holidays... Can you 'Name That Shed'?

Shedworking in The Guardian

There's a big piece by me about shedworking on the front of the Work section in today's issue of The Guardian, a quick introduction to the subject plus a look at some current trends in the garden office industry. Do take a look.

Chuck Robinson's Man Cave

The Man Cave.

My Shed Office.

A Fortress Of Solitude.

A Hack Shack.

Whatever it's called, I soon hope to call it a work of industrial art.

Photos at Chuck's Flickr site.

Choosing a shed - Work Shacks

The family-run Work Shacks has a wide range of log cabins in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire ranging from the Hytti (5.20m²) up to the whopping Helsinki (50.40m²). They claim that the process from start to finish - ordering to sitting down working in your garden office - can be as little as a month which is some boast. Work Shacks also offer a renovation service. There is a blog and also a Facebook page.

Last week for Shed of the Year 2009 entries

If you haven't entered the third National Shed of the Year competition - and you'd like to do so - you've got just one week left. Closing date for entries is a minute before midnight on May 3.More details at Shedblog
Photo courtesy Benchmark Designs (Timber Buildings)

SketchUp: Simon Rumble

Continuing the SketchUp theme, Simon Rumble commented on yesterday's post that he was designing his own 'lair' and here it is pictured above. Here's what he says:

"I'm planning an office/shed in the garden of our house, to provide an office for me and storage for the household. I've been mulling over the design for quite a while and now need to finalise it and get plans into council. Above is my first draft which has windows in the space between horizontal and the sloping roof. The actual space looks like this photo and we're looking at dimensions of about six metres by four metres. I hope to have a wall down the middle to separate the "office" and "shed" parts of my lair."

What I particularly like is that he's also posted a gallery of his inspiration, pictured below. If you have any thoughts on his design or your own SketchUps, or any shedworking inspirations, please leave a comment.