Architect Visit: A “Posh” Potting Shed by Helen Lucas

For this “posh potting shed,” Edinburgh architect Helen Lucas used a simple palette of materials: cedar boarding (for the external cladding), aluminum (roof and roof structure), and glass (double-glazed timber-framed windows and doors). Cleverly, the aluminum roof extends over the kitchen back door, providing a covered route on rainy days.

See more of Helen Lucas’s work at helenlucas.co.uk:

Photography courtesy of Helen Lucas.

Above: Cedar paneling covers the interior walls. Above: The shed’s windows frame a view of the garden. Above: An aluminum roof creates a covered passageway between shed and kitchen. Above: The shed opens onto a patio and deck.

N.B.: This is an update of a post originally published December 17, 2007.

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