The Brooklyn trend for backyard studios has extended all the way to Toronto, where the founder of architecture firm Six Four Five A has constructed a tiny timber workspace for himself at the end of the garden.
The Garden Studio was designed by Oliver Dang at his family home in the Canadian city, where property prices are rising sharply.

"Having started a small business and working from home while helping raise a young child, the clients were quickly running out of space," said Six Four Five A's project statement.
"But with record housing prices in Toronto, the clients could not afford to move to a larger home and did not want to move outside of the city."

Similarly to many homeowners in Brooklyn, Dang had a generous amount of space at the rear of the house, so decided to make the most of it by building a hut at the end of the yard. The studio provides a private workspace away from the main house, but leaves room for the one-year-old to play outside.

The area is enclosed by high fencing, positioned between old trees close to the lot. The same cedar wood is also used for decking, and cladding for the 100-square-foot-high (9.3-square-metre) building.
On the front facade, the timber strips are arranged vertically up to the asymmetric pitched roof. A white-framed door and large window are set into this wall.

"A modern take on a Saltbox Shed, the form of the studio is designed to highlight the profile of the maple tree behind but also to match the an...