How strong is your garden office floor?

Warwick Buildings have just launched a new range of home and garden buildings with a new integral base and floor system: made from tanalised joists using 150mm x 50mm timber they claim that the resulting framework is strong enough to support the weight of a car. Karen Tolley from Warwick explains: "With a normal life expectancy of 25 years plus, the pressure treated timbers sit just above the ground in a sheltered position while the 18mm flooring has insulation underneath to ensure an energy efficient building above. The uniquely designed adjustable feet mean that the Warwick Garden Offices can be sited on flat or uneven ground whilst allowing the building to be moved without leaving a permanent ‘footprint’."
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Tent shed - Shed tent

 Genius. Designed by Andy Cahill. From Field Candy.
Size: L 355cm(11'8") x W 170cm(5'7") x H 140cm(4'7")(sleeps two people comfortably).


Via Shedblog.
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The Bookshelf book published today

As many of you know, Shedworking has a satellite site, Bookshelf and we're very proud to announce that the book of the Bookshelf blog has now been published by Thames & Hudson (with German, Swedish, French, Italian and Japanese editions as well as English). You can buy it from your local independent bookshop or from amazon.co.uk or amazon.com or amazon.co.jp or amazon.de or amazon.it

It's already had a few kind reviews: Marie Claire said it "should see a resurgence in paperback appreciation" and Elle Decoration said it was "La folle passion du journaliste anglais Alex Johnson". The Booksheller said it was "full of furniture to covet and inspire" while The Times described it as "visual explorations of how we curate our own domestic Dewey systems"

Here's a sneak preview of some of the designs featured in the book...


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AirClad

Many of you have been asking about the garden pod building featured in Channel 4's Home of the Future (or the dedicated site here) and we're indebted to Colin Shelbourn for tracking down the maker/model, an AirClad from Inflate.

It's largely built using engineered plywood joists which carry an inflated membrane fixed to the frame using an aluminium extrusion. "The plywood joists have engineered spacers that once the cladding panels are inflated, are compressed with the whole structure being held together and cross braced by the inflatable panels," they say. "This basic building system makes for a water tight shelter." The whole thing can be taken down and moved easily or kept in place permanently. No foundations are required. Lots more technical details here.

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Shepherds' huts: the Pirates of the Caribbean connection

Here's Jonathan Holbrook, who has worked as a scenic artist on films including Pirates of the Caribbean and Danny, Champion of the World, talking about the Plankbridge shepherd's hut for Chelsea Flower Show this year.
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Salvaged fence = garden office

"When San Francisco artist and builder Jay Nelson sees someone tearing down a redwood fence in his neighborhood he asks if he can take it home with him. With a stockpile of salvaged, old growth redwood fencing, he recently built a tiny studio for his friend, and neighbor, Lana to use as a home office. It's just under 100 square feet and that means it's small enough so that San Francisco doesn't require a permit."

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Elegant sheds: Architects' Journal Small Projects awards

There's a feast of marvellous microarchitecture featured in the Architects' Journal Small Project awards (click here for their digital issues featuring all the runners and riders or to the Guardian for a briefer look). So many smashing builds to choose from, but pictured above is one of our favourites, Elegant Shed 2 from William Tozer, the refurbishment of two existing sheds to become a garden studio and greenhouse. Here's what AJ says about it:

"Frameless window and door openings appear as voids through the brick enclosures, and the roof planes of timber and glass sit inside the external walls. Spatially, the sheds separate two zones of the garden, and loosely enclose a paved space between them. Windows positioned on one end of each building frame views across this patio, visually connecting the two building envelopes and the interiors that they enclose."

Do have a look at the digital issues, they're lovely.
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