The wall you are looking at used to be a mezzanine with a plasterboard balustrade at the edge, open to the ground floor and the triple height void at the centre of the house.  The client wished to extend the mezzanine and infill the balustrade wall, mainly for acoustic reasons.

Instead of closing off the room, we decided to keep a visual link with the ground floor by providing a frameless glass window and a framed sliding glass door.  The sliding glass door allows for privacy if closed and for verbal communication with the ground floor if opened.  The proportions of the timber frame match those of the existing slot window to the corridor and attempt to form a coherent design matching the new with the old.  Quite extensive structural work – seen the small size of the job - had to be done with the help of Fluid Structure Engineers to extend the mezzanine.

Thanks Niamh & Richard for the nice commission, Rachel (Fluid) for the calcs and Clinton Ham (Ham Builders) for the fab detailing!

Shed & Co put the final touches on the furniture in the office that they share with some Belgian friends of mine and turned the place into a fabulous ‘tafel-land’ with about 60 chairs and tables.

Richard Shed:  ”The design of the collection references both traditional wood working methods and modern detailing achieved by calculated digital manufacturing.  The chairs are milled from solid ash.  The back rests are rolled metal parts clad in a thick, warm natural felt. All metal details, fixtures and fittings are powder coated in a striking sulphur yellow.  The entire commission was produced in our East London workshops and where possible we worked with local suppliers and manufacturers, using natural materials from sustainable sources.”

Photo Credit: Richard Shed Studio

Sightunseen: ‘The idea behind their products is to reflect an outsider’s naive perspective on Greece, perpetuated by tourism campaigns like “Greece Is For Lovers” in the ’70s and “Build Your Myth” in recent years.’

Work by Greece is for Lovers: Athens antennae & Gladiator skateboard for Greek Skateboard company Propaganda.

Via Sightunseen.com

Info by gallery: An intriguing insight into the workings of mechanisms, everyday science and the interaction and play between machine and spectator.
A first UK solo show of Tom Foulsham’s machines and an insight into his process.
Tom Foulsham born in 1981 studied Architecture at the Bartlett and was an architectural assistant at Arad Associates.
He went on to study Design Products MA at the Royal College of Art, graduating this summer 2009, under the tutorledge of Ron Arad.
He exhibited his ‘ Balancing Shelves’ at Pecha Kucha ICA in 2007.
He showed his ‘ Candle Balance’ as part of the V&A group exhibition ‘In Praise of Shadows’ in September 2009