Advent calendar beach huts in Brighton: roundup

As promised at the end of last month, a few of our favourites so far (go to the Beyond Church's blog to see more) including this surprisingly shedworkingesque one above. Look out for some of these appearing in the Christmas special of George Clarke's Amazing Spaces.

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Call for Proposals: Mobile Artist in Residence

The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) invites you to submit proposals for a Mobile Artist in Residence project. The opportunity is to design and build a mobile artist studio; undertake a mobile residency in east London with a programme of public activities; and support a mentorship programme with an education partner for young people. This will be a high quality, innovative, exciting and engaging arts project, that will move around the surrounding areas of the Park in the four boroughs of Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest, and at certain times, into Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

The Legacy Corporation is inviting proposals from a wide range or artists (or groups of artists), curators and arts organisations throughout the UK in all art forms, to develop this exciting project with us and an external educational partner, who will be appointed in early 2013. For information on how to apply, please follow this link. Submissions due by 12 noon, 17 December 2012.

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Reclaimed chapel doors used in cob garden studio

Built by Kate Edwards of Edwards and Eve Cob Building who design and build lovely cob garden offices (and other buildings). Here's what they say about it:

"Cob-bale roundhouse we built for a client in Norfolk - the stem wall uses reclaimed pavement sets from Norwich, the bales are from the field next door and the cob walls are made entirely of earth from the foundation trench. The doors are reclaimed from a local chapel."

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Put a green roof on your garden office

A nice, short, piece by Kate Bradbury in the Guardian looks at sheds and green roofs. Here's a snippet:

Green roofs are fantastic for a number of reasons. They provide food and shelter for wildlife, including birds, bees and butterflies and other insects. They help to counter the effects of the loss of green space in our cities – London alone is losing equivalent to two-and-a-half Hyde Parks of land each year – which is reducing wildlife habitats, increasing the risk of flooding as there is less land to absorb rainfall, and contributing to the urban heat island effect.

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Hospital pods

As well as the increased use of shedlike atmospheres in schools, there has been a definite rise in the use of similar structures within hospitals, as we've recorded here on Shedworking. Another entry in this folder is the latest installation from officepod at the Whittington Hospital, London. Here's what they say about the build:

"The hospital is typical of the many organisations that find themselves under intense pressure to make the best possible use of their resources, including their real estate. And of course, ensuring that patients and staff are provided with a wide range of suitable accommodation is a key objective. In this instance, OfficePOD were asked to create a consultation room from which the hospital benefits in two ways; firstly, this important facility occupies otherwise difficult space in an atrium setting and, secondly, it frees up a room elsewhere for clinical use."

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Gun turrets: the ultimate man pad?

Clive Milner, General Manager at Leafield Logistics, has been in touch, wondering if he has come across what he describes as "the ultimate man pad". They're spacious, they're solid, they're in need of a little imaginative décor. Yes, they're 4.5” gun turrets from a Royal Navy ship.

"They weigh in at around 1 and half tons," explains Clive "but are a roomy 3m x 4 m with head room of around 3m so there's plenty of space. A lot of the shell is fibreglass so is easily painted to get away from the gloomy grey colour. They come complete with viewing windows where the gun and other items used to protrude from the structure.

"We have received seven in various states of repair and some still contain wiring and control boxes inside the turret which could remain as a unique feature and ladders on the roof which might be useful for adjusting the satellite dish once it’s installed. They have only just arrived with us so we haven’t had the chance to prove the idea but I am sure your readers might be able to suggest novel ways to utilise the space..."

@shedworking You'd need some insulation. Nice shape for building into the ground, insulated with turf.

— Ruth Slavid (@archifreelance) December 6, 2012

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