Showing posts with label shedworking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shedworking. Show all posts
Landmark Trust and historic shedworking
Landmark Trust and historic shedworking
Interesting news from the Landmark Trust charity that could have an effect on historic shedworking properties. They have emphasised their ongoing commitment to saving irreplaceable threatened historic buildings and are now particularly targeting certain neglected building categories which includes:
• Small and significant industrial buildings
• Seaside and leisure buildings such as pavilions and villas
• Transport and communications structures like signal boxes and semaphore towers
• Remote and unchanged rural domestic houses and crofts
Pictured is the Radio Room on Lundy, Devon. It was a radio transmitter station in the early part of the 20th century and now provides accommodation for one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Landmark Trust and historic shedworking
HSBC shedworking
HSBC shedworking
Where in the world were you saw the HSBC advert? Help us compile a bigger picture. pic.twitter.com/vlO6YoQ0IO— OfficePOD (@officepod) June 27, 2015HSBC is using a garden office to promote improved work-life balance in its billboard ads. Specifically, it is an OfficePod one which are popping up in many trendy locations. We particularly like this one (below) in the Google UK HQ reception area which is used as a diary/interview room and features a bespoke audio visual facility.
HSBC shedworking
Shedworking is on holiday
Shedworking is on holiday
Weve given the staff a few days off and theyve all headed for the beach. See you in a bit.
Shedworking is on holiday
Nuclear bunker shedworking part 2
Nuclear bunker shedworking part 2
Those of you who missed out on the nuclear bunker garden office we featured in March need fret no more as another underground option is now on the market, on with William H Brown for £15,000 in Drybread Road, Whittlesey, Peterborough (details here).
It was built in the early 1960s and comes with its own secure steel hatch and ladder leading down to the open plan space with storage area. This main room has electricity connected. The bunker is in a secure fenced location, so thats one less dealbreaker to worry about, and will be auctioned on 4 June at Barnham Broom Golf & Country Club at 11.30am
Nuclear bunker shedworking part 2
Dome shedworking
Dome shedworking
Way back in 2009 we featured Hugh Thomsons design for a domed garden office. Hugh recently got back in touch to let us know how his thinking on the design has changed (its still in the planning stage):
Recently a renewed interest in Geodesics uncovered an interesting design of a habitable polyhedron by a Columbian architect named Manuel Villa. I was intrigued by this design and at the same time recognised a number of features that had potential for improvement. So I decided to develop my own version of this shed with improvements to the fascia around the main front frame and also to the integration of services within the structure itself.--------------------------------------------------------------------
The main polyhedral frames are held together by a series of wedged shaped blocks which double as a support for internal conduits that can be used for drainage or power supply. The fascia is a now a continuation of the roof surface with a 30mm dowel lining the edge to facilitate folding of the roof flashing to the edge of the window frame without compromising integrity of same.
The roof has a built in gutter following the perimeter of the roof dome which I have partially covered to minimize the amount of water collected, being mainly from the dome itself.
The other reason why I decided to look at this design was one of perceived cost. In the articles in the Architectural forums; where Manuels shed first appeared; a number of comments related to the perceived high cost of building something like this. Other than the dome, which can be replaced with something cheaper; the main elements of the design are quite simple timber construction with minimal complexity in the joints. I have substituted a plywood cover to the roof in lieu of planking, though admittedly planking would certainly look better internally. The roof finish could either be felting or shingles.
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Dome shedworking
vrumi shedworking
vrumi shedworking
When the people from vrumi first approached me to ask if Id be interested in writing about their launch earlier this year, I have to admit that I wasnt too keen - at best I thought it was a rather weird idea (renting out unused rooms during the day to people who wanted affordable workspace) and at worst, well, I wont go into details about that...
Anyway, I hope the Shedworking staff is big enough to admit it might have been wrong about the idea and wed be very keen to hear from anybody whos tried it (either as landlord or renter). Pictured, for example, is a garden office in Hackney, London, which offers free parking, tea/coffee, and a lavatory. "Lovely garden office perfect for working alone in the peace and quiet," says the owner, Sophie. Its £40 a day and unavailable at the weekend. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
vrumi shedworking
Shedworking during childrens holidays
Shedworking during childrens holidays
New research from small business insurer Direct Line for Business makes interesting reading for shedworkers. It reveals that 60 per cent of the estimated 844,000 home business owners with dependent children will take time away from their business to invest in their young ones during summer school holidays.
On average, these home business owners will invest four hours of working time every day to make up for the time they take away from work to look after and entertain their children during school breaks. Direct Line reckon that the summer holidays will cost home businesses in the region of £658 million.
While there may be financial implications for home businesses, the research reveals that many children gain valuable exposure to the world of business through their entrepreneurial parents. Three in ten parents suggest that their children learn entrepreneurial skills and over a quarter of children learn the value of work.
Almost a third of parents feel their children being at home during the holidays gives them a reason to work hard and succeed, while a quarter receive moral support from their kids and 13 per cent say they benefit from the extra company they receive during the school holidays. Additionally, 10 per cent of home business operators highlighted that they are more productive when their children are on holiday. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shedworking during childrens holidays
Shedworking standing up in your garden office
Shedworking standing up in your garden office
Working standing up is the new working sitting down according to the trend gurus, so shedworkers on the move in London next Tuesday (21 July) will be interested to hear that Varidesk will be setting up a pop-up standing office on Waterloo Station Concourse.
It will offer full internet connectivity and Wi-Fi facility with computers, keyboard and screens so any passing shedworker can pause, set up their own personal office space, reserve the office space for up to 30 minutes and experience the "office sit/stand revolution". Workers with their own laptops will be able to plug in, launch their emails and get working too.
Also there will be staff from back conditions specialists BackCare.org, providing free advice and back care consultation.
There will be five dedicated office spaces from 8am until 8pm plus free coffee and a watercooler. ----------------------------------------------------
Shedworking standing up in your garden office
National Poetry Day Shedworking poem
National Poetry Day Shedworking poem
Here is Where Earwigs Dare by the marvellous Matt Harvey, arguably still the finest poem ever written about shedworking:A silver trail across the monitor;Matts excellent collection The Hole in the Sum of my Parts is published by the Poetry Trust, nicely illustrated by David Hughes, and I would urge all readers to snap up a copy now. You can buy direct from Matts site shop here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fresh mouse-droppings beneath the swivel-chair;
The view obscured by rogue japonica.
Released into the wild, where earwigs dare -
You first went freelance - and then gently feral.
You worked from home - and then wandered out again,
Roughed it with spider, ant, shrew, blackbird, squirrel
In your own realm, your micro-vatican.
No name conveys exactly what it is -
Chalet? Gazebo? You were not misled
By studios, snugs, garden offices,
Workshops or outhouses. A sheds a shed -
And proud of it. You wouldnt want to hide it -
Wifi-enable rain-proof wooden box.
A box to sit in while you think outside it -
Self-rattling cage, den, poop-deck, paradox,
Hutch with home-rule, cramped cubicle of freedom,
Laboratory, thought-palace, bodgers bower,
Plot both to sow seeds and to go to seed in,
Cobwebbed, Cuprinol-scented, Seat of Power.
National Poetry Day Shedworking poem
Merry Christmas to all readers of Shedworking
Merry Christmas to all readers of Shedworking
“Yo ho, my boys,” said Fezziwig. “No more work to-night. Christmas Eve, Dick. Christmas, Ebenezer. Let’s have the shutters up,” cried old Fezziwig, with a sharp clap of his hands, “before a man can say Jack Robinson.”Shutters open again on December 28.
Merry Christmas to all readers of Shedworking
Super Bowl shedworking
Super Bowl shedworking
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Super Bowl shedworking
Space shedworking
Space shedworking
As the new Star Wars film creeps towards us, here is the appropriately named Space Shed from Waltons. Features include opening windows and removable shelving, perfect for stargazers. Aaron Ketland, a spokesperson for Waltons, said: “You only need one person to take this shed apart and put it back together, as it’s very unique.” The shed is made from a solid timber frame, clad with 12mm tongue and groove timber with two opening shatterproof styrene windows for ventilation, and two removable timber shelves,
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Space shedworking
Pub shedworking
Pub shedworking
A nice short piece by the FTs deputy graphics editor Graham Parrish about replacing his dilapidated garden shed with three shiny new ones and giving each a different purpose, including one as a mini-pub and den. Heres a snippet:
"Hours on eBay resulted in a stream of fittings and fixtures being delivered, including bar stools, beer pumps, mirrors and a dart board. We drew the line at a grand piano and snooker table, but have recently added electricity, a sofa, WiFi, a television set with Netflix and an imitation log burner."
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Pub shedworking
Moneypennys treehouse shedworking plan
Moneypennys treehouse shedworking plan
Treehouses as garden offices are a perennial favourite and here is a look at how growing financial specialist Moneypennys new £15m Wrexham HQ will look like. In addition to the treehouse (pictured above), there will also be a village pub and nature trails, orchards, vegetable gardens and open views over the surrounding countryside.
Ed Reeves, co-founder and director of Moneypenny, describes the development as “10 acres of dreamland”. “We literally sat down with a blank piece of paper and asked ourselves what we could do with these 10 acres of dream Greenfield land? The answer was to create our ideal home – somewhere exciting and innovative, yet practical. The manufacturing industry has long been building commercial premises to suit its needs, but up until now, most offices just follow a standard template. We wanted to change this and rip up the rule book.”
By using rainwater recycling, solar energy, ground source heating and natural ventilation for climate control, Moneypenny aims to be almost entirely self-sufficient. ----------------------------------------------------
Moneypennys treehouse shedworking plan
Shedworking in Scotland
Shedworking in Scotland
The happiest commute is when work is only a 30 second stroll away, according to the latest research from Bank of Scotland’s Happiness Index.
When asked about their daily commute, it comes as no surprise to regular readers of Shedworking that farmers and those who work from home are happiest. The Index quantifies how happy Scots are with their daily commute, the method of transport and the amount of hours they work and found that part time workers are happiest.
While Scots who work between eight and 29 hours a week are the happiest workers, women enjoy these hours more than men. Part time workers aged 55 and over are the happiest of all age groups, closely followed by 45-54 year olds. For those poor souls who do have to commute, the car is the preferred method of travel, followed by bus, and walking in third place. Using the train is the least pleasurable option.
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Shedworking in Scotland
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