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Contemporary Detached Garden Shed and Building Ideas and Designs

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The Glow Box
The Glow Box
Steven Allen Designs, LLCSteven Allen Designs, LLC
Photos By Simple Photography
Photo of a small contemporary detached garden shed in Houston.
Zen's House
Zen's House
Zugai Strudwick ArchitectsZugai Strudwick Architects
We kept the old out door toilet for the entertaining guest and having a downstairs WC but the arrival of a new baby the indoor toilet promted the whole renovation. Storage area to the back and a garage door opens to the laneway.
Pottery Studio 10x12: Studio Shed Lifestyle Line
Pottery Studio 10x12: Studio Shed Lifestyle Line
Studio Shed - Live Large. Build Small.Studio Shed - Live Large. Build Small.
Work from home, or create from home! This pottery studio is properly ventilated and built to conform to appropriate specifications for a kiln and other pottery tools.
Brixton, bedroom annex with shower room
Brixton, bedroom annex with shower room
London Garden RoomsLondon Garden Rooms
Photo of a contemporary detached guesthouse in London.
Exteriors
Exteriors
Grant Ritchie PhotographyGrant Ritchie Photography
Grant Ritchie
Medium sized contemporary detached guesthouse in Other.
Slot in 5-bike shed
Slot in 5-bike shed
Brighton Bike ShedsBrighton Bike Sheds
This is an example of a small contemporary detached garden shed in Sussex.
Urban Cottage
Urban Cottage
CoLab ArchitectureCoLab Architecture
Stephen Goodenough
This is an example of a small contemporary detached garden shed in Christchurch.
Kildare Garden11
Kildare Garden11
Damien Kelly PhotographyDamien Kelly Photography
Damien Kelly
Design ideas for a contemporary detached garden shed and building in Other.
Greenhouse Shed / Solar Building
Greenhouse Shed / Solar Building
Backyard BuildingsBackyard Buildings
The Aurora can be labeled as a greenhouse shed combo. It includes four large aluminum windows with tempered glass for safety. On top of that, it features 509 cubic feet of storage space for gardening tools and equipment or plants. With the many windows, light is aplenty. However, there is even the option to add solar shades so you can control the amount of sunlight coming in. In addition, you can add a power ventilation fan to remove excess heat and bring in cool air inside. If you looking to grow plants and vegetables all year around and store stuff, the Aurora greenhouse shed combo is just what you're looking for. It's a customer favorite.
Joe & Jo's L Shaped Garden Room - Surbiton Surrey
Joe & Jo's L Shaped Garden Room - Surbiton Surrey
Into the Garden RoomInto the Garden Room
fully bespoke Garden Room for our clients Joe & Jo in Surbiton Surrey. The room was fully bespoke L shaped design based on our Dawn room from our signature range. The site was very challenging as was on a slope and a flood plan and had a 250-Year-old Oak tree next to the intended location of the room. The Oaktree also had a `tree protection order on it, so could not be trimmed or moved and we had to consult and work with an Arbourculturist on the build and foundations. The room was clad in our Canadian Redwood cladding and complimented with a corner set of 5 leaf bi-fold doors and further complimented with a separate external entrance door to the office area. The Garden room was designed to be a multifunctional space for all the family to use and that included separate areas for the Home office and Lounge. The home office was designed for 2 peopled included a separate entrance door and 4 sets of pencil windows to create a light and airy office looking out towards the Beautiful Oaktree. The lounge and bar area included. A lounge area with a TV and turntable and a bespoke build Bar with Sink and storage and a feature wall with wooden slats. The room was further complimented. A separate toilet and washbasin and shower. A separate utility room. The overall room is complimented with dual air conditioning/heating. We also designed and built the raised stepped Decking area by Millboard
Rose's Garden Room - Pinner - Middlesex
Rose's Garden Room - Pinner - Middlesex
Into the Garden RoomInto the Garden Room
A fully bespoke designed and built Garden room for our client Rose and her family in Pinner Middlesex. The room was based on ur Sunset room and the clients brief was to create a home lounge with a bar and office and complete with an undercover area for a hot tub. The room was clad in Shou Sugi Ban Yakkari cladding which was hand burnt to order. The doors were sliding bifold doors with 3 leaves on the front of the room and 2 leaves on the side return. The doors also included built-in privacy glass and internal slides. Outside was further complemented by fret cut screens to clients design. The decking was Millboard composite decking and we created a step into the lounge. Internally the client had a fully bespoke bar designed and built, the room was further complemented by coffered ceilings.
Perry Park Residence and Equestrian Facility - Bunk House with view of riding ar
Perry Park Residence and Equestrian Facility - Bunk House with view of riding ar
Vertical Arts ArchitectureVertical Arts Architecture
Bunkhouse seating area above riding arena.
This is an example of an expansive contemporary detached garden shed and building in Denver.
Ripplevale Grove - Whole House refurb
Ripplevale Grove - Whole House refurb
Constructive and CoConstructive and Co
Photography by Mat Clayton
Contemporary detached office/studio/workshop in London.
Modern-Shed Bay Area Home Office
Modern-Shed Bay Area Home Office
Modern-ShedModern-Shed
Dominic AZ Bonuccelli
Inspiration for a small contemporary detached office/studio/workshop in San Francisco.
Garden Pavilion
Garden Pavilion
STUDIO GRILOSTUDIO GRILO
The rear garden of a nineteen century Victorian terraced house in Hackney was expectantly awaiting a fresh start. Previous renovation works and a rear addition to the main house had left the garden in a state of disrepair. This was home to an artist looking to expand their studio space outdoors and explore the garden as a living backdrop for work-in-progress artwork. The pavilion is flexible in its use as a studio, workshop and informal exhibition space within the garden setting. It sits in the corner to the west of the rear garden gate defining a winding path that delays the moment of arrival at the house. Our approach was to engage with the tradition of timber garden buildings and explore the connections between the various elements that compose the garden to create a new harmonious whole - landscape, vegetation, fences. A generous northeast facing picture window allows for a soft and uniform light to bathe the pavilion’s interior space. It frames the landscape it sits within as well as the repetition of the brick terrace and its butterfly roofs. The vertical Siberian larch panels articulate the different components at play by cladding the pavilion, offering a backdrop to the pyracantha tree and providing a new face to the existing party fence. This continuous gesture accommodates the pavilion openings and a new planter, setting a datum on which the roof sits. The latter is expressed through an aluminium fascia and a fine protrusion that harmonizes the sense of height throughout. The elemental character of the garden is emphasized by the minimal palette of materials which are applied respectfully to their natural appearance. As it ages the pavilion is absorbed back into the density of the growing garden.
Small contemporary wildlife garden
Small contemporary wildlife garden
Ruth Bridgeman Garden DesignRuth Bridgeman Garden Design
The shed is a workshop used daily by the owner, it was reinsulated with new glazing and a green roof added to help it blend into the background and improve the view from the upstairs. The planting will establish and mask it further and the cherry trees provide welcome screening from the weather.
Garden Studio
Garden Studio
Six Four Five ASix Four Five A
Modern studio. Profiled in Dezeen ( https://www.dezeen.com/2017/09/21/six-four-five-a-architect-garden-studio-toronto/) Photography by Ashlea Wessel ( http://www.ashleawessel.com)
Georgian Bay Bunkie
Georgian Bay Bunkie
BLDG Workshop Inc.BLDG Workshop Inc.
Coup D'Etat
This is an example of a small contemporary detached guesthouse in Toronto.
Triller Laneway House
Triller Laneway House
Studio Z DesignStudio Z Design
The Laneway house shares a backyard with the main house and has its own outdoor area.
Small contemporary detached guesthouse in Toronto.
Office pod
Office pod
JML Garden RoomsJML Garden Rooms
We have a range of off the shelf office pods which can be tweaked to suit your requirements or we can build something completely bespoke. These luxury offices are built using the highest quality materials and uniquely built in SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) which allow them to be hugely thermal efficient (minimising utility bills) and perfect for year round use. Photography: Gill Murray Photography

Contemporary Detached Garden Shed and Building Ideas and Designs

Our garden sheds and outdoor buildings don’t have to be dumping grounds for tools, bikes, bins and all the extraneous items that haven’t found a home inside the house, instead they can be whole new spaces that you can turn your design eye to, just like any other room of the house. If you’ve lived in a small house or flat with no outside space, you’ll appreciate the added bonus an additional structure can give you. Homeowners across the UK and Ireland are transforming garden sheds, building garden offices and extending their homes to create contemporary garden rooms to really make the most of the space we have, because as we know, in some places in the UK and Ireland, space is like gold dust.

Which garden building should I go for?

It always makes sense to work with what you have, so if you have a garden shed already, think about how you could use it if you cleared it out and gave it a lick of paint. If you have nothing to work with apart from space and a budget, then the logical process is to think about what you need the space for. Garden sheds only need to be as big as what you need to store within them, so they could be an easier and cheaper alternative structure to a full garden building if you just need to store garden items, tools and bikes somewhere. If you have loftier ambitions and dream of a contemporary garden building that will be an additional living or working area, a separate garden room could be the answer. Large converted garden sheds or purpose built garden rooms can be used for separate work offices, studios, creative spaces, living areas, pool houses and so much more. With luxuries such as wireless internet and underfloor heating, and endless paint and decor options, the possibilities for your contemporary garden building are boundless. For the environmentally-conscious, eco-sheds featuring solar panels are an energy-saving solution that could benefit your household, and garden pods – prefabricated pod buildings for use as an office or extra living space – are easy, ready-to-go garden structures that are usually eco-friendly and energy efficient. Working from home often calls for a dedicated home office away from the distractions of the rest of the house, so garden offices or studios offer the ideal set-up: completely separate from the main house but close enough for emergencies, food supplies and bathroom breaks. They will also hopefully offer a peaceful and focused environment in the tranquility of your garden. Buildings in your garden don’t always have to be about practicality. You could let your imagination run wild and escape to the woods with a contemporary treehouse, and then your garden would certainly be the envy of all the children in the neighbourhood. Rope walkways, ladders, turrets, slides and firemen's poles are enough to keep any child occupied for hours on end. Even if you don’t have children yourself, an elevated wooden shelter attached to a tree is a good a place as any to enjoy your outdoor space, and isn’t that usually what garden buildings are all about? Besides the extra space they give you; garden rooms, summerhouses and converted garden sheds are wonderful for their location – outside in your garden. When the summer months come around, and we hopefully enjoy some good weather, all you want to do is spend as much time outside and with a garden building it’s possible to do so without compromising on furniture, shelter and all the amenities of indoors.

What design should I choose for my contemporary garden shed or garden room?

Sheds come in a full range of materials – metal and plastic garden sheds may prove more durable and weatherproof but classic wooden garden sheds offer the most opportunities for creative expression. If you’re thinking of a bigger structure, and appreciating your garden or outdoor area is important to you, large glass bifold doors can transform your garden room into a light-filled sunroom that opens right out onto your garden. For eco-lovers and those that want to retain a lush garden look, grass covered walls and roofs will help your garden room to blend in with its surroundings or wooden cladding will also give a natural look if you don’t want to to go all out with the grass. When it comes to your interior design, a habitable, high-spec garden room is really no different from any room in your main house, so the decisions will come down to personal style, taste and needs. Whatever outdoor structure you’re thinking of building or converting, be it a contemporary garden shed, treehouse, garden office or summerhouse, you’ll be able to find inspiration for all of them by browsing the photos on Houzz. Define your search by area, style or size to find what you want more easily.
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