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Thinking inside the box will boost your creativity.
Flexible Geometry
Tetra Shed (above)
Designed by architect David Ajasa-Adekunle, one of these curious seven-sided sheds serves as a useful outdoor office; join multiple sheds together and you can make a meeting room or even a classroom for 26 children.
Its walls incorporate desks and shelving, and can be clad in copper, zinc, steel or plywood, and lined with plasterboard or birch.
From £15,000, tetra-shed.co.uk
Compact corner
OfficePOD
OfficePOD's self-contained unit can squeeze into the smallest garden. The contemporary design by Tate + Hindle provides a bright and airy workspace with wireless communications, stationery and ambient controls all within easy reach.
The use of hardwood fittings and clean, curved corners is intended to create an office space that you want to be in.
£16,960+VAT, officepod.co.uk
The executive suite
Pod Space Glidepod
This spacious 5.45m x 3.65m outdoor office offers an attractive way of extending into the garden that won't, in most cases, require planning permission.
There's room for two workers, but you can also add kitchen and toilet facilities if required. Crisp corners, hardwood floors and concealed storage ensure a calm space in which to get busy.
£25,990+VAT, pod-space.co.uk
Versatile work/sleep unit
Sleepbox
The Sleepbox was created to provide sanctuary for weary travellers and office workers too busy to find a hotel, but it also makes a useful office space.
The wooden structure can be configured for up to three sleepers, or fitted with a single bed and desk space. Power points, storage compartments and air con conspire to keep you in the zone, workwise.
From €7,000, sleepbox.com
Round design
Archipod
A room without corners is said to relax the mind; this one has plenty of natural lighting from portholes in the roof and walls, and ample space. Archipod believes its circular 2.9-metre domes will induce a zen-like state and unleash your creativity.
The interior can be customised to suit your needs, be it an office, playroom or a meditation chamber.
From £15,000, archipod.com
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
