Crookshank Carpentry

Toronto, Ontario

Custom Garden
Structures

Purpose-built storage buildings, cedar enclosures and workshops designed to feel at home in the landscape.

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Modern custom garden storage building with integrated firewood shelter

The work

Useful buildings,
made to belong.

These projects range from compact storage enclosures to fully framed and finished garden workshops. Each one responds to its setting, the architecture of the home and the practical needs of the people using it.

Proportion, materials, access, weather protection and surrounding landscaping are considered together so the finished structure feels integrated rather than simply placed in the yard.

Types

Storage & workshops

Designed around the intended use

Construction

Custom framed

Built specifically for the site

Exterior

Cedar or siding

Materials selected to suit the home

Details

Doors, windows & roofing

Complete exterior construction

Design before we build

Design Before We Build

For many custom projects, I begin with a LiDAR scan of the existing space. This creates an accurate three-dimensional site model that records walls, openings, changes in level and nearby conditions before construction begins.

I then use that model to develop the design in 3D, allowing proportions, materials, access and construction details to be reviewed before lumber is ordered or cut. Clients can see how the project will fit, refine important decisions early and move into the build with fewer surprises.

3D design visualization of the custom garden workshop
3D design
Finished custom garden workshop
Built result
Custom backyard garden workshop

Custom work for real spaces

Need more room outside?

Let’s design a garden building, workshop or storage structure that answers the practical need and complements your property.

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