Work from Shed: Inspirational Garden Offices Around the World documents the global movement of architects, designers, and makers who have reclaimed the backyard as a serious site of work — with results that range from the sculpturally arresting to the quietly poetic.
About This Book
The garden office has evolved well beyond the prefab kit shed. Work from Shed surveys what is actually being built in backyards around the world — structures that challenge the conventions of workplace design while responding to their natural surroundings. This is a book for anyone who has looked at their garden and asked what it could become: a plant-covered studio dissolved into greenery, a sculptural pavilion that reframes the act of sitting at a desk, a modest outbuilding that earns its place through craft and intention. The case for working from an outbuilding is made not through argument but through accumulated, compelling evidence.
Key Features
- 256 pages of international garden office projects, from sculptural structures to nature-integrated studios
- Edited by Hoxton Mini Press
- Published by Hoxton Mini Press
What You'll Discover
- How garden studios can be designed in active dialogue with planted surroundings rather than imposed upon them
- The spectrum of approaches to small-scale workspace architecture — from visually bold statements to understated, material-led builds
- Why the separation of home and workspace, even within a single property, shapes productivity and creative thinking
- What is genuinely achievable within the constraints of a backyard — in terms of scale, structure, and spatial quality
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 256
- Dimensions: 170 x 220 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781914314124
- Publisher: Hoxton Mini Press
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and designers working at residential scale, remote workers planning a garden studio, and design enthusiasts interested in small-scale workspace architecture and the intersection of landscape and built form.