platform 5 architects: shoffice (shed + office)

‘shoffice’ (shed + office) by platform 5 architects, london, englandphoto by alan williams

shoffice (shed + office) by london-based practice platform 5 architects is a garden pavilion containing a small office along with a storage space.the sculptural object appears to have flowed into the yard and nestled itself at the back of the grounds. situated in the north-west of london, england, the extruded timber elliptical shell curls over itself like a wood shaving to form a small terrace on the lawn.the interior is lined with oak and is fitted with supplies and a cantilevered desk where two skylights bring natural light into the working zone.the lightweight structure is formed with two steel ring beams, timber ribs and a stressed plywood skin which sits on a foundation. the project was mostly prefabricated to reduce the amount of material that needed to be moved through the house during its construction.

extruding timber planksphoto by alan williams

curling form provides a terrace spacephoto by alan williams

situated in a back yardphoto by alan williams

photo by alan williams

coiling framephoto by alan williams

interior office spacephotos by alan williams

view from dining roomphoto by alan williams

axonometric drawing of the structureimage courtesy of platform 5 architects