Boxes in boxes

There is a cost associated with almost any design element.  Building boxes is quicker and cheaper, but boxes can be boring.

We are working to a budget that we already know will be insufficient to finish the house outright and will require several months of saving to allow the finishing touches required for certificate of occupancy to be issued after we have the structure locked up.

We were both keen not to be guilty of building a boring box, but acknowledging the constraints, we used some "tricks" to provide an architectural style while containing costs.  The result of this is a double facing skillion with a flat roof in between over a connecting "tunnel".

A conscious decision was made not to enclose the subfloor, and the opposing skillions make for an attractive (to our minds at least) roofline.  The north and south perspectives are a bit basic, but not visible to passers by as such.  The view from the NE/SE will be what is seen from the road reserve as the studio and shed obscure the street frontage and provide complete privacy.