Dark colors create glamorous garden backdrops (as illustrated by our recent posts on black fences, concrete steps, and raised flower beds).
Dark colors create glamorous garden backdrops (as illustrated by our recent posts on black fences, concrete steps, and raised flower beds).
Located in a backyard in Bussum, 18 miles from Amsterdam, the studio recalls historic barns and sheds of the Dutch countryside.
Located in a backyard in Bussum, 18 miles from Amsterdam, the studio recalls historic barns and sheds of the Dutch countryside.
Photography by Raoul Kramer courtesy of Serge Schoemaker.
Photography by Raoul Kramer courtesy of Serge Schoemaker.
Two thousand black-stained cedar shingles envelop the building and extend to the roof, to provide a quiet and dramatic backdrop for the backyard’s lawn and trees.
Two thousand black-stained cedar shingles envelop the building and extend to the roof, to provide a quiet and dramatic backdrop for the backyard’s lawn and trees.
The 2,000 shingles were cut, sanded, and stained by hand.
The 2,000 shingles were cut, sanded, and stained by hand.
Faced with the design challenge of a narrow and long garden, the architects devised an elongated trapezoid footprint, and rotated the structure, so the longest side is at the edge of the lot.
Faced with the design challenge of a narrow and long garden, the architects devised an elongated trapezoid footprint, and rotated the structure, so the longest side is at the edge of the lot.
A desk overlooks a stretch of lawn that leads to the main house.
A desk overlooks a stretch of lawn that leads to the main house.
The smooth glass and irregular surface of the structure’s shingles make an interesting study of contrasts.
The smooth glass and irregular surface of the structure’s shingles make an interesting study of contrasts.
A view of a second entrance, in back, with full-height windows.
A view of a second entrance, in back, with full-height windows.
A blueprint of the interior shows bicycle storage and office space.
A blueprint of the interior shows bicycle storage and office space.
The lot, from a bird’s perspective, shows the garden studio in relationship to the main house.
The lot, from a bird’s perspective, shows the garden studio in relationship to the main house.
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