Designer Carl-Viggo Holmebakk had a simple enough brief, a garden shed-workshop for his parents garden in Oslo, however the very real practical considerations of densely wooded garden, mature pine trees and a need for considerable storage as well as utility space and hey presto, he comes up with this - a 6.5m tall brick cylindrical structure. Perfect.
The interlocking brick wall acts as a standalone shell to the building, the interior three-story stair and shelving structure is supported independently by the roof frame. The tooth-bricked door frame is seemingly woven into this outer skin of the shed so the cylinder is not compromised in anyway. I love the interior, it twists around its three floors like a screwpull bottle opener, each level interconnecting with the galvanised steel stair case. Unlike many towers however this one is bathed in light, it pours in from the transparent roof, leaking round the gaps between the buildings skin and the stairwell and sneaking in around the doors. The only thing I feel lets this build down is the somewhat temporary feel of the transparent roof. Brilliant idea yes, but it sits rather awkwardly, a bit of a makeshift whilst the real, perfectly fitting dome, or similar is busy being made off site - I don't know perhaps he ran out of budget. Its only a shed after all....
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