This trio of diminutive buildings shows how thoughtful siting and exemplary planning can yield a backyard destination you won’t want to leave.
Click on the images below to view additional photos and plan drawings along with detailed descriptions of each space.
| An Old-Time Garden Shed |  |
The Neighbor Out Back | |
The Watershed: A Writing Studio |
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| This small, multi-purpose garden shed has a big presence. | This compact studio apartment has a garden connection, along with views of neighboring gardens from the kitchen and bath, which extends sightlines and gives the studio a roomy feel. | Nested inside a prefabricated steel framework, this diminutive writing studio overlooks a meadow. |
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This small, multi-purpose garden shed has a big presence.
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This compact studio apartment has a garden connection, along with views of neighboring gardens from the kitchen and bath, which extends sightlines and gives the studio a roomy feel.
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Nested inside a prefabricated steel framework, this diminutive writing studio overlooks a meadow.
