The toolshed is a prefabricated, panelized structure designed to store gardening tools in a community garden. The project explores modularity, panelization, transportability, and digital fabrication. Its 4-by-12-foot floor plan includes separate storage compartments accessible from three sides.
The roof cantilevers from a central ridge beam, providing shade and protection from sun and rain on all sides. Steel frames support painted plywood wall panels and are joined with bolts, while the roof rafters are bolted to the ridge beam. Wood purlins support corrugated steel roofing panels.
To acknowledge the African roots of Creole architecture, the wall panels feature digitally incised patterns inspired by African textiles.
Year: 2006
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Course: Studio 509
Instructor: Nils Gore