A few years ago our client retired to the countryside near Hanging Rock. Our brief was to build a small gallery in the back yard, facing the bush, where he could hang his late wife’s paintings. The gallery would also be used as a study/studio. For security reasons, as well as to maximize hanging space, we were asked to have minimal windows, and for those windows to be framed in a way that intruders could not break in. This became the generator of the shape, which hides the windows behind the screened areas at each end (arrow head, or rotated gables, as the builders referred to them). The budget, not much more than an off-the-shelf garden shed with slab, was of prime importance, and could not be exceeded. All walls are plywood, which braces the structure and replaces plasterboard on the inside. The galvanized sheets overlapped diagonally form a second skin which helps insulate, and protects the ply from harsh conditions. The roof is an off-the-shelf, all-in-one insulated roofing system (incorporating roofing, insulation, and ceiling). The space between the gallery and the house (an old brick veneer) has become a protected outdoor entertaining area, while on the other side the ...
A few years ago our client retired to the countryside near Hanging Rock. Our brief was to build a small gallery in the back yard, facing the bush, where he could hang his late wife’s paintings. The gallery would also be used as a study/studio. For security reasons, as well as to maximize hanging space, we were asked to have minimal windows, and for those windows to be framed in a way that intruders could not break in. This became the generator of the shape, which hides the windows behind the screened areas at each end (arrow head, or rotated gables, as the builders referred to them). The budget, not much more than an off-the-shelf garden shed with slab, was of prime importance, and could not be exceeded. All walls are plywood, which braces the structure and replaces plasterboard on the inside. The galvanized sheets overlapped diagonally form a second skin which helps insulate, and protects the ply from harsh conditions. The roof is an off-the-shelf, all-in-one insulated roofing system (incorporating roofing, insulation, and ceiling). The space between the gallery and the house (an old brick veneer) has become a protected outdoor entertaining area, while on the other side the ...