Oval, London

A modest cor-ten steel clad plywood structure lies towards the end of a narrow garden.

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A modest cor-ten steel clad plywood structure lies towards the end of a narrow garden facing both the rear of an early Victorian crescent and a secret garden. With apertures onlooking to both, it is a place to work, read, and most importantly for a client who makes rag rugs.

Developed through drawings and models, the Rug Room was designed in such a way that the architect could also be the contractor. Fabricated offsite in a joiners workshop the plywood structure was successfully test assembled prior to site delivery.

Offset from the garden's end, with entrance doors to one side and the rear, the building's angled (double layer) plywood structure is sleeved inside cor-ten steel. With a work table that faces the house and lined in shelves full of fabrics and books, these practical elements help brace and support the structure.