SHED

This week was a bit different, I made request to design a shed in the back of my home to my landlord. She explained to me that the existing shed behind the house has to be tore down, and she would still like to have something to be in the back of the home, so I made an offer to come up with a design of a shed. As I was in the process of modeling it in SketchUp I began to realize that I need to get my detailing skills up meaning in my models need to have the wood frame feature of a structure. So in this design I practiced on framing using shaped joints and I also got a small understanding of the materials used within a wall at the end of this week. So knowing a little bit about the solar geometry of the site I came to a quick and easy to build shed that can have possible future add on’s.

 

HOME SHED DESIGN

The critique for this design I feel went well and quick, it was a simple idea that couldn’t be too big because of the amount of space behind the house and the elevation it sit on. The element in the design that was focus on in SketchUp was the framing because I felt it was around that time to getting better with the materials and detailing down on them, meaning precising down with the measurements and shapes of the material. So for being the first time working with framing in SketchUp, I feel I’m at a decent foundation of the understanding of frames and need much more understanding with them. At first the main idea for the design of the shed was to “have something that holds something with little of that something”. I thought this to myself because I was relating it to what could go in the back off the house for the current occupiers, but then I it came to me that a shed doesn’t have a stationary function/purpose. With that and only being limited to my imagination and of course the zoning.

The frame was built to be 15′ 7 1/2″ high connected together

using overlapping butt joints molded to make a structural

connection.

 

Since a shed doesn’t have a definite purpose, I decided to turn this one in to a basic multipurpose shed unit. There might not be much to show for it but I have intentions for it to grow with the occupiers. Possible options I thought of were a shed workshop, storage shed and possibly a quest house;

• Workshop:Outlets, Counters and tool holders will have to be added on around the walls.
• Storage: Counters and drawers are possible add-ons.
• Quest House: extra heating and insulation would be required and counter tops are possible.

 

ABOUT:

The extra elevation came about when I was thinking about the purpose of the shed, and made that area the quest home sleep area or a spot to be used in different ways. The window on the extra level I assume that it is too small and can be a tad bit bigger in height so more air circulation can flow through when opened.

•  The skylight window is missing its window shades that can be adjustable and reachable from the second floor elevation.
• The shed is 239.168 square feet in total. (BOTTOM:187.3032 sq. ft. TOP: 51.8648 sq. ft.
• Climate Region6–In the coastal region of Washington state the climate is very mild, however in the winter the temperatures are cool and rain is common. Although the skies are frequently overcast, solar heating is still possible because of the small heating load created from the mild temperature fluctuations. There is a high RH level but it does not show significant problems because the it doesn’t coincide with the high summer temperatures. The climate region has large variations in microclimates because of the change in both elevation and distance from the coast, in some areas however the winter winds start to become a problem. And the summers are quite dry and sunny.
  • Climate Priorities

1. Keep the heat in and the cold temperatures out during the winter (I)
2. Let the winter sun in (mostly diffused sun because of the clouds) (III)
3. Protect from the cold winter winds (II)