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Composting Shed
Composting Shed
Inverleith Terrace, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Composting Shed
Inverleith Terrace, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Facing onto Inverleith Terrace and backing onto the Water of Leith sits
a large detached house in its 0.31 hectares grounds. The house, originally
built in the 1990’s was remodelled in 2003. Subsequently we were
appointed
to be lead consultants for the external works. This included a new driveway,
boundary wall treatment, new terrace, landscaping works and a composting
shed.The garden has an overall fall of 12metres, from Inverleith Terrace down
to the Water of Leith walkway. The lower garden, where the composting
shed
is positioned, is sculpted into an organically flowing series of paths
meandering through the wild planting and well established trees. The
rebar
lined path elegantly flows into the Northern most corner of the site to
form the
new composting shed.
This structure, which serves as a composting area and garden
store, is an organic extension of the garden and the woven edging to the
paths from which it springs. Its origins are derived from basket weave
or hazel
hurdles using woven rebar and Corten steel. The organic form embraces a
5
ton boulder on the site and is located at the furthest corner of the
garden,
providing a point of interest for garden visitors and for walkers on the
adjacent
Water of Leith Walkway. It rises organically
from the ground flowing upwards from the path edges also constructed from woven
re-bar. Sustainability, a major theme for the project, is
achieved through a unique approach to this otherwise mundane construction material,
typically hidden from the public eye. Steel re-enforcing bars, are carefully
woven to create the shed walls, where conventionally it would remain encased
within structural concrete, serving only its basic functional purpose. By
applying the rebars in this unique context and method we see the weathering steel
celebrated not only for its structural longevity, making it truly sustainable,
but also for its ability to marry seamlessly into the natural landscape
following its sculptural form.
The
structure sits on a gross external floor area of 8.2 square meters and is made
entirely from industrial concrete reinforcing bar which is constructed using a
technique similar to traditional willow weaving and that used in hazel hurdles.
The construction method minimises any impact on the ground and surrounding
mature woodland as the vertical reinforcing rods were carefully inserted into
the ground rather than using traditional foundations. Air and sunlight pass
naturally through the structure providing ventilation for composting while creating
unique light patterns that change constantly throughout the day. The green roof
is made from EPDM lines steel and planted soft swaying grasses that further
strengthens the connection with thee woodland context.
a large detached house in its 0.31 hectares grounds. The house, originally
built in the 1990’s was remodelled in 2003. Subsequently we were
appointed
to be lead consultants for the external works. This included a new driveway,
boundary wall treatment, new terrace, landscaping works and a composting
shed.The garden has an overall fall of 12metres, from Inverleith Terrace down
to the Water of Leith walkway. The lower garden, where the composting
shed
is positioned, is sculpted into an organically flowing series of paths
meandering through the wild planting and well established trees. The
rebar
lined path elegantly flows into the Northern most corner of the site to
form the
new composting shed.
This structure, which serves as a composting area and garden
store, is an organic extension of the garden and the woven edging to the
paths from which it springs. Its origins are derived from basket weave
or hazel
hurdles using woven rebar and Corten steel. The organic form embraces a
5
ton boulder on the site and is located at the furthest corner of the
garden,
providing a point of interest for garden visitors and for walkers on the
adjacent
Water of Leith Walkway. It rises organically
from the ground flowing upwards from the path edges also constructed from woven
re-bar. Sustainability, a major theme for the project, is
achieved through a unique approach to this otherwise mundane construction material,
typically hidden from the public eye. Steel re-enforcing bars, are carefully
woven to create the shed walls, where conventionally it would remain encased
within structural concrete, serving only its basic functional purpose. By
applying the rebars in this unique context and method we see the weathering steel
celebrated not only for its structural longevity, making it truly sustainable,
but also for its ability to marry seamlessly into the natural landscape
following its sculptural form.
The
structure sits on a gross external floor area of 8.2 square meters and is made
entirely from industrial concrete reinforcing bar which is constructed using a
technique similar to traditional willow weaving and that used in hazel hurdles.
The construction method minimises any impact on the ground and surrounding
mature woodland as the vertical reinforcing rods were carefully inserted into
the ground rather than using traditional foundations. Air and sunlight pass
naturally through the structure providing ventilation for composting while creating
unique light patterns that change constantly throughout the day. The green roof
is made from EPDM lines steel and planted soft swaying grasses that further
strengthens the connection with thee woodland context.
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