For this “posh potting shed,” Edinburgh architect Helen Lucas used a simple palette of materials: cedar boarding (for the external cladding), aluminum (roof and roof structure), and glass (double-glazed timber-framed windows and doors). Cleverly, the aluminum roof extends over the kitchen back door, providing a covered route on rainy days.
See more of Helen Lucas’s work at helenlucas.co.uk:
Photography courtesy of Helen Lucas.
![Cedar paneling covers the interior walls.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/potting-shed-helen-lucas-architect.jpg)
![The shed\2\17;s windows frame a view of the garden.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/potting-shed-helen-lucas-window-hillside.jpg)
![An aluminum roof creates a covered passageway between shed and kitchen.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/potting-shed-helen-luchas-architect-covered-walkway.jpg)
![The shed opens onto a patio and deck.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/helen-lucas-potting-shed-deck.jpg)
N.B.: This is an update of a post originally published December 17, 2007.
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