The Shed
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The 'Shed' in it's summer arrangement with canvas canopy forming solar shade
Sam Diston Download Original
A garden room/studio space which expands and contracts with climate and the user needs.
Located in a Victorian end-of-terrace back garden in Cornwall ‘The Shed’ was a family project designed and built by Sam Diston, a 21 year old who is an architecture and engineering student at UoN.
‘The Shed’ developed from the needs of a family to enclose their back garden from being overlooked by the street parallel to the garden. The design quickly developed into a seasonally varying structure which expands and contracts with use and climate. The cubic form of the building was developed as a result of the minimal space for the project (site area of 6.5m2) and the need to be easily built by only two people with limited tools.
The external cladding of vertical timber was specially milled to create the shadow gaps between the vertical boards, whilst referencing nearby garden fences. Materials used internally were chosen for their textural qualities such as hardboard ‘backwards’, which was held between the frames by standard brass cup hooks.
Data
- Begun: May 2012
- Completed: Sep 2012
- Floor area: 6m2
- Sector: House
- Total cost: £1,800
- Funding: Client
- Address: 23 Harrison Terrace, Truro, TR1 3EN, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: Sam Diston
- Client: Diston Family
Suppliers
- Timber Supplier: Cornwall Wood Treatment Services Ltd