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an office amidst the garden
Project Details
Project Story
This project is a renovation of a garden shed. Such
backyard sheds are quite common in certain San Francisco
neighborhoods. Many were built to serve as temporary
shelter following the 1906 earthquake while residents
were rebuilding their homes. These structures interlace
with adjacent gardens and fences, and provide both
privacy an unobtrusive density between neighbors.
An existing shed was transformed into a flexible garden
room, which can be used for an array of functions such
as a study/office or as an alternate living space away
from the main house. A new mat slab and roof structure
was inserted. The new roof anchors to the existing
perimeter walls and floats above two new steel columns
that were placed at the end of the existing wood walls
to allow a clear opening facing the garden. Transparent
and translucent movable walls provide a strong
connection between the inside space and the outside
garden.
