We stand by the saying that you should never bring your work home, but the project Garden Studio is a wonderful compromise. Oliver Dang, founder of architecture firm Six Four Five A, designed this quaint backyard studio / office space in his Toronto home which separates work life from home life by a few feet of lawn.
Made of cedar strips and matching wood boards normally used for decking, the studio measures a mere 100 square feet (9.2 square meters) but actually seems bigger with its smart use of space: the architect built custom bookshelves between wall studs and a standing work desk along the length of one wall, as well as a drawing board by the entrance. An asymmetric pitched roof with two large skylights give the office the natural light it needs. A large window also looks out to the garden, allowing Dang to survey his child should he be outside playing.
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