This is the garden shed that launched a design/build company. “The shed was the result of a conversation between my wife and [co-founder J. Hugo] about how could we bring good design to everyday projects that don’t get the attention they deserve,” says Scott Ukrop, one of the founders of four-year-old Grace Street Home Additions. Designed to complement Ukrop’s eclectic old farmhouse, the bike and tool shed runs along the side yard to shield outdoor activities from close neighbors. “The idea was a wall with a fence coming out of either end,” Ukrop says. The shed’s horizontal lap siding blends with fence planks that indeed appear to flow out of the structure. Side walls that extend past double doors on either end of the shed screen trash and recycle bins.
Builder/designer: Grace Street Home Additions, Richmond, Va.; Photographers: Scott Ukrop (top photo); Lee Brauer (bottom photo).
