Tag Archives: shed

Green Roof Home Office

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Michael Janzen

If you’ve been following Tiny House Design for a while you know that I’ve been gearing up to build a tiny home office. I work from home and my family is growing (adopting a baby girl) so I need a … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged green roof, home office, modern, office, shed | 9 Comments

Vote Now for Shed of the Year 2011

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Public voting for Shed of the Year has begun. This annual competition is hosted by the folks at Readersheds.co.uk and occurs in conjunction with Shed Week. Over 1,500 sheds from around the world have been entered this year – so there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged hobbit, shed, shed of the year | Leave a comment

Expedient Home Office

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Michael Janzen

I had hoped to build something larger on a trailer so that this tiny house could also serve as a camping cabin – but after much deliberation my wife and I decided to just build something small for my home … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged home office, office, shed | 7 Comments

Fold-away Shed

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Michael Janzen

One of my readers sent me a note about an idea she has for a fold-away shed she wants to attach to the side of her own shed. She was having trouble drawing a picture of it, but sent me … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged fold-away, shed | 5 Comments

How To Make Unbuildable Land Buildable with Rainwater Collection

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I’ve been playing with the idea of finding ways of building on unbuildable land. The term unbuildable land typically refers to property located in a place with a lot of code restrictions. There probably are places that you’d be hard-pressed … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged permits, rainwater, rainwater collection, rainwater harvesting, shed, water, well | 31 Comments

Voting for Shed of the Year 2010

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Michael Janzen

The voting for Shed of the Year 2010 has begun (May 25, 2010) at readersheds.co.uk. This year they have over 1,000 sheds entered in the competition from around the world. They range in function from normal garden sheds to studios, … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged 2010, competition, shed, shed of the year | 1 Comment

Porch Shed Competition Entry

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Michael Janzen

The folks at Secrets at Shed Building are running a shed design competition that ends May 15, 2010. Here’s the design brief from the Secrets at Shed Building website. A porch, balcony, verandah or deck at the entrance to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged competition, Porch Shed, Secrets at Shed Building, shed | 2 Comments

Green Shed Design Competition Winners

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Pandora Park Community Garden Society, In Vancouver, B.C., recently organized a garden shed design competition. Here’s how they describe what they were going after: “The primary objective is to demonstrate that natural, hand built, recycled, or otherwise sustainably produced building … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged british columbia, canada, competition, Pandora Park Community Garden Society, shed, vancouver | Leave a comment

2010 Porch Shed Design Competition

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Michael Janzen

The folks at The Secrets of Shed Building are running a design competition to design a Porch Shed. Here’s the design brief: A porch, balcony, verandah or deck at the entrance to a shed forms the  transition between the garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged Alex Johnson, competition, shed, shedworking | Leave a comment

Archipod

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I think this might be the anti-cubicle. It’s a backyard home office workspace called the archipod. It sure looks cool but it just seems really really weird when you stop to look at the combination of details. The first thing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged archipod, ball, garden office, shed | 8 Comments