Shed House, designed for a couple running a furniture business and their three children, embodies a seamless integration of work and domestic life. A garden courtyard is the home’s heart that unites two distinct levels in a dynamic mix of proximity, separation, flexibility, and tranquillity. The ground floor plan is a shed-like space, an open vessel between the front and back yards that can be used as both a workshop and for relaxation. A discreet staircase ascends to the upper living level, where Shed House reorganises the components of a typical four-bedroom house into a grid of nine rooms. From the imposed order, juxtaposed with natural phenomena, a liberating atmosphere is created. Shed House offers unlimited adaptability for balancing work-from-home life in a post-covid era where daily patterns are being recalibrated.
By Toby Breakspear, Alberto Quizon, 2021-2023 Completed. Built by A.M. Custom Builders. Structural Engineering by Cantilever. Photography by Tom Ferguson.
2024 Houses Awards, New Houses over 200m2, Winner
2024 NSW Architecture Award AIA, Houses (New), Winner
2024 Australian Good Design Awards (Architectural Design), Gold Winner
2024 Dezeen Awards (Houses Urban), Shortlist