Backyard Room

by Archiblox

The Backyard Room by Archiblox is a modern, eco-friendly garden studio that can be adapted to create functional architectural solutions.

Whether it’s for a home office, art studio, she-shed, man cave or teen- age retreat, backyard studios are an increasingly popular outdoor option. While once they may have been little more than a shed, these outdoor rooms have become a way to make better use of what you already have — and potentially an alternative to renovating your house and better yet ability to work from home without being in the kitchen.

Far from looking like a tacky add- on, backyard studios can be built in a variety of sizes, using quality materials and attractive finishes.

Archiblox are aiming to help people unlock the potential in their backyard. Director Bill McCorkell says there’s definitely more demand for backyard studios now than there was 10 years ago.

“There has been, purely because the offerings are a lot more attractive now,” he says. “Whereas previously it was led by more pragmatic reasons, these days it’s led by a more architectural design that’s able to cater to people’s aesthetic and sensibilities. “If you’re creating something in the backyard you might as well create a piece of art that’s also a space to be used.”

Backyard Rooms by Archiblox studios are typically made with a steel frame, with timber the most popular external material. Built in Victoria, the studios are transported on trucks and generally craned on to site. The most popular studios cost around $80,000 to $150,000.

Bill McCorkell states the most popular size is 4.8 x 3.6 m and they are typically used as home offices.

“We often use plywood lining internally and a vinyl flooring because it’s a lightweight structure, you insulate the walls and floors and ceiling and use double glazed aluminium windows,” he says. “It allows spaces to be fairly efficient as well as acoustically sealed.”

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