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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Woodlands Community Garden Shed in Vancouver, Canada by BRENDAN CALLANDER

 
February 15th, 2014 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: BRENDAN CALLANDER

This garden shed was designed and constructed in partnership between UBC architecture students and the Woodlands Community Garden Club. This structure is the focal point of the garden.

It acts as a gathering spot for local education programs and provides a practical storage solution. The unique form of the shed was designed to prevent shadows from being cast on surrounding garden plots while at the same time shading the central meeting space.

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  • Architects: BRENDAN CALLANDER
  • Project: Woodlands Community Garden Shed
  • Location: Vancouver, Canada
  • Photography: Dave Delnea Images
  • Software used: Google sketch up and Autocad. 
  • Design and Construction Team: Brendan Callander (M.Arch Student – UBC), Jason Pielak (B.Ends Student – UBC), Stella Cheung-Boyland, M.Arch (Woodlands Garden Representative)
  • Institutional Partners: University of British Columbia, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.

Image Courtesy © Dave Delnea Images

The client also requested that the use of chemicals be avoided on site to prevent leaching into the soil.

Our solution was to use charred cedar siding as a natural means of protecting the wood. The charred surface also doubles as a chalk-board wall, providing a surface for children and instructors to write on. In addition to the charred-cedar siding, a herring-bone patterned lattice system was used on the parts of the building that receive the most sunlight. The lattice allows for interior lighting as well as as well as supporting potential vine growth. Seasonal vines would provide further shading to cool the structure in the summer months, while allowing more light into the building when dormant.

Image Courtesy © Dave Delnea Images

Image Courtesy © Dave Delnea Images

Image Courtesy © Dave Delnea Images

Image Courtesy © BRENDAN CALLANDER

Image Courtesy © BRENDAN CALLANDER

Image Courtesy © BRENDAN CALLANDER

Image Courtesy © BRENDAN CALLANDER

Image Courtesy © BRENDAN CALLANDER

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Categories: Autocad, Garden, Shelter, SketchUp




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