McCloy + Muchemwa为诺里奇的自建客户设计并改造了一个破旧且布满石棉的车库。现有的车库黑暗、灰尘多、杂乱无章，并有害虫的问题；使它几乎无法使用，而且明显不吸引人。在Covid-19大流行期间，由于周末休假和假期被取消，压抑的能量被释放到花园和使车库更安全，功能更好，并成为一个更愉快的空间，有慷慨和考虑的存储解决方案。
McCloy + Muchemwa has designed and renovated a dilapidated and asbestos-riddled garage in Norwich with self-build clients. The existing garage was dark, dusty, cluttered, and had issues with pests; making it virtually unusable as well as being visibly unattractive. With weekends-away and holidays cancelled during the Covid-19 pandemic pent-up energy was released onto the garden and into making the garage safer, functioning better, and be a more enjoyable space with generous and considered storage solutions.
在这里，拆除损坏和含有石棉的屋顶是首要任务。然而，这提供了一个大胆地重新配置建筑和花园的机会。该项目在相对较小的预算内包括了无数的选择，这需要想象力、回收材料和横向思维。
Here, removing the damaged and asbestos-containing roof was the first priority. However, this presented an opportunity to boldly re-configure the building and garden. The project included myriad options within the relatively small budget that would require imagination, recycled materials + lateral thinking.
该项目的可持续性在于再利用；对现有结构的改进有望延长建筑的工作寿命，并已着手减少现场外的废物。内部的木材结构大体上是健全的，尽管有点杂乱无章，所以为了尽量减少新材料的数量，我们选择了一种 “外科手术 “的方法进行翻新。在发生渗漏的地方更换了腐烂的木材，所有的结构都经过处理，并用外部等级的油漆密封。
The project’s sustainability lies in re-use; improvements to the existing structure promise to extend the working life of the building and have been undertaken to reduce the waste taken off-site. The internal timber structure was largely sound, if a little haphazard, so to minimise the quantity of new materials added, a ‘surgical’ approach to refurbishment was chosen. Rotten sections of timber were replaced where leaks had occurred, and all the structure was treated and sealed with exterior grade paint.
用回收的家具和回收的建筑材料制成的工具库、花盆和工作台被设计成离地高度，可移动和可重新配置。柜子装有重型橙色脚轮，而工作台则由易于安装的发夹腿支撑。壁挂式存储架、架子、甚至金属凳子都以坚固的设计提供，符合橙色和黑色的色彩方案。
Tool storage, planters, and workbenches made from upcycled furniture and recycled building materials are designed to be raised off the floor, moveable and reconfigurable. Cabinets are fitted with heavy-duty orange castors whilst workbenches are supported on easy-to-fit hairpin legs. Wall-hung storage racking, shelves, and even the metal stool are supplied in robust designs that fit the orange and black colour scheme.
自然采光的内部空间为自行车维修、DIY和制陶等混乱的爱好提供了一个工作空间，并由太阳能电池板现场发电。新的木结构温室/桔园支持业主的菜地和果树，提供自家种植的食物，而集水凉棚则提供庇护和遮阳。这些干预措施给业主带来了积极的生活方式的改变，他们现在把大部分空闲时间用于放松、吃饭和在户外娱乐。
A naturally lit interior provides a workspace for messy hobbies like bike maintenance, DIY, and pottery with electricity generated on-site by solar panels. The new timber-framed greenhouse/orangery supports the owners’ vegetable patches and fruit trees in providing home-grown food, whilst the water-collecting pergola offers both shelter and shade. The interventions have resulted in a positive lifestyle change for the owners, who now spend much of their free time relaxing, eating meals, and entertaining outdoors.
该项目被设计成可以在非连续的周末（和停工期间）分小阶段进行DIY建造。选择金属屋顶板的尺寸和类型是为了减少安全风险，并尽量减少接缝的数量。温室被制作成易于提升的轻质框架，从下面提供并固定到位；大大减少了工作高度（和梯子的使用）。
The project was designed so that the DIY build could happen in small phases over non-consecutive weekends (and between lockdowns). The size and type of metal roofing panels were selected to reduce safety risks and minimise the number of joints. The greenhouse is fabricated as easy-to-lift lightweight frames which are offered up and fixed into place from below; reducing working height (and use of ladders) significantly.
黑色包层防止了屋顶和墙壁的进一步风化，同时在视觉上提供了一个高对比度的背景，强调了花园的颜色。受理查德-罗杰斯启发的亮橙色涂料使凉棚的钢梁的7米跨度真正 “流行 “起来，而在内部，它再次被用来加强许多单独细节的视觉一致性。三角形的主题也在整个项目中重复出现；从结构表达到小细节，如架子上的支架。
The profiled black cladding prevents further weathering of the roof and walls, while visually it provides a high-contrast backdrop that emphasises the colours of the garden. A Richard Rogers-inspired bright orange paint colour makes the seven-metre span of the pergola’s steel beam really ‘pop’, and for the interior, is used again to enhance visual coherence across many individual details. A triangular motif repeats throughout the project too; from the structural expression down to small details such as the shelf brackets.
Architects: McCloy + Muchemwa
Area: 50 m²
Year: 2021
Photographs:Simon Kennedy
Manufacturers: BRETT MARTIN, Rust Oleum, The Hairpin Leg Co., Trimform
Design And Fabrication : Steve McCloy, Bongani Muchemwa
City: Norwich
Country: United Kingdom