I’ve long been an admirer of Scandinavian design and the Swedes certainly have some great sheds…
In Sweden since 1979 when the then Housing Minister Birgit Friggebo removed structures under 15 square metres from planning regulations an innovative movement has grown up around the design and construction of small buildings.
The company Sommarnöjen have some great examples on their site.
These are far too polished and minimal for my aspirations and my site but they certainly are inspirational and beautiful. One thing I will take from the Friggeboden ‘movement’ is that some appear to allow easy access to the roof – although not something anyone would do all the time, I think a worthwhile and occasionally exciting prospect. On my site access to the roof would allow you to get up amongst the trees and snatch glimpses of the view across to the distant mountains.
Friggeboden
I’ve long been an admirer of Scandinavian design and the Swedes certainly have some great sheds…
In Sweden since 1979 when the then Housing Minister Birgit Friggebo removed structures under 15 square metres from planning regulations an innovative movement has grown up around the design and construction of small buildings.
The company Sommarnöjen have some great examples on their site.
These are far too polished and minimal for my aspirations and my site but they certainly are inspirational and beautiful. One thing I will take from the Friggeboden ‘movement’ is that some appear to allow easy access to the roof – although not something anyone would do all the time, I think a worthwhile and occasionally exciting prospect. On my site access to the roof would allow you to get up amongst the trees and snatch glimpses of the view across to the distant mountains.
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