False Bay Writer's Cabin

A rather splendid shedworking space (and rather a large one at 500 square feet) by architects Olson Kundig in the San Juan Islands, Washington State. They describe it as a private writer’s retreat and guest cottage and say: "The owners wanted a space that would feel totally connected to the natural landscape, allowing them to take full advantage of the mild climate, scenic views and the proximity to wildlife; at the same time, they needed the cabin to be easily secured when not in use."

One of the many clever elements in the design - which also features a kitchenette, bathroom and area for hanging kayaks - is that the wooden decks can be winched up to act as shutters and close up the cabin when not in use (or if you just like to work in the dark). "Open," they write, "the shutter-decks are outdoor living space, connecting to the interior with 10 foot tall windows and sliding doors. The south shutter-deck can be opened independently of the other two, and an interior fireplace can rotate 180 degrees to be enjoyed from the exterior. The inverted roof forces water to drain to the rear of the cabin, eliminating a drip edge on the shutter-decks."

Photographs: Tim Bies
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A look inside the News Shed

BBC News World Affairs Producer Stuart Hughes was kind enough to share his garden office with Shedworking a couple of months ago and has now been featured on an interesting video on the BBC's College of Journalism site ('I have seen the future in Stuart's shed'). Click here to see it. Well worth a look.
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Shedworkers in Wales

There's an excellent post about shedworkers in Wales on the Design Wales Forum blog. Pictured above is the converted cowshed which is the base for Huw David Design in Llantrisant and below is where
Abergele designer Sue Hayes Davies shedworks, a garden office built by her husband as a wedding gift. Do read the whole post which has many more details.

The blog post also emphasises how useful Twitter is as a research tool - the shedworkers were found via a general callout on Twitter (which is where Shedworking heard about it too).

Hobbit house eco shed

South Carolina-based Pack McKibben runs Owl Swamp Natural Builders, "dedicated to promote and implement ideas put forth by the Natural and Green Building movements". Here's what he says about this marvellous shedlike atmosphere:

"This was the second project I worked on. It's a hybrid earthbag, cordwood, and papercrete roof shed with a reciprocal roof. The plaster over the earthbags is earthen, with a lime stablizer. All the wood, doors, and windows were salvaged. I paid five bucks for the dome skylight at a thrift store."

Lots more marvellous photos at his Picasa site here.

Via Earthbag Building Blog and Tiny House Blog on Facebook

Testing a garden office

Nobody would claim this is the most enthralling piece of video ever produced, but this footage from OfficePOD does show that suppliers take their responsibilities in terms of testing how much a garden office can withstand very seriously.
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How to work in a coffee shop

WorkSnug Code of Conduct
There are all kinds of shedlike atmospheres in addition to garden offices and Shedworking recognises that the shedworker on the move often needs somewhere to work (there's a whole chapter about this very topic in the Shedworking book). One of these spots is naturally the coffee shop so we were delighted to help (in a very minor way indeed) the fine folk at Work Snug, a tool that connects mobile workers to the nearest and best places to work in the major cities of the world, with their crowdsourced Coffee Shop Code of Conduct which you can read above (also keen an eye out on their blog).
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Self Build Garden Studios (screencast)

Visit Self Build Garden Studios here.
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