With the rise in both land prices and numbers of people working from home, high-quality insulated garden studios have become a big trend. In Hoofddorp, Serge Schoemaker Architects used limited architectural means to design a sleek multifunctional garden studio. The result is a small and versatile structure.

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Architects: Serge Schoemaker Architects

Location: Hoofddorp, The Netherlands

Lead Architects: Serge Schoemaker, Alexander Beeloo

Assistant Designer: Ilaria Saggese

Area: 15.0 m2

Project Year: 2018

Photographs: MWA Hart Nibbrig

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Text description provided by the architects. With the rise in both land prices and numbers of people working from home, high-quality insulated garden studios have become a big trend. In Hoofddorp, Serge Schoemaker Architects used limited architectural means to design a sleek multifunctional garden studio. The result is a small and versatile structure.
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The sturdy yet elegant studio is built on a narrow plot beside the freestanding house of the clients. With its monolithic form and minimalist details, the sculptural house stands out amidst the traditional buildings in the neighbourhood

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Owing to limited space and the care with which the structure had to be constructed, it was decided to prefabricate the house in the workshop and position it on the site...