Shoffice, New St John’s Wood Property, London Residential Building, Garden Office Design Photos
Shoffice – shed + office
page update 15 June 2020, 4 July 2017 – 15 Jan 2013
Location: St John’s Wood, north west London, England, UK
Design: Platform 5 Architects
Shoffice Property
Photos by Alan Williams Photography
Shoffice in St John’s Wood
‘Shoffice’ (shed + office) is a garden pavilion containing a small office alongside garden storage space located to the rear of a 1950’s terraced house in St John’s Wood. The brief required the shoffice to be conceived of as a sculptural object that flowed into the garden space.
A glazed office space nestles into an extruded timber elliptical shell, which curls over itself like a wood shaving, and forms a small terrace in the lawn.
The interior is oak lined and fitted out with storage and a cantilevered desk. Two rooflights – one glazed above the desk with another open to the sky outside the office bring light into the work space. If you seek a work / life rebalance you should consider a Garden Office.
The project was a close collaboration between Architect, Structural Engineer and Contractor. The lightweight structure, formed with two steel ring beams, timber ribs and a stressed plywood skin, sits on minimal pad foundations. Why not consider a Garden room if you need an extra space without extending?
Much of the project was prefabricated to reduce the amount of material that needed to be moved through the house during construction.
Shoffice in St John’s Wood – Building Information
Architects: Platform 5 Architects
Structural Engineer: Morph Structures
Contractor: Millimetre
Photographs: Alan Williams Photography
Shoffice in St John’s Wood images / information from Platform 5 Architects llp
Location: St John’s Wood, London, England, UK
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