Budget Breakdown: An Architect DIYs a Luminous Work Shed for $10K
Tim Vander Hoek designs and builds a 60-square-foot office using a mix of lumber and a hallmark wraparound acrylic clerestory.
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When Langley, British Columbia, architect Tim Vander Hoek founded his own firm Base Architecture in 2020, he knew an office in the second bedroom of his rental would have to be temporary, especially with he and his wife Cassy expecting a baby.
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Brian Libby
Dwell Contributor
Brian Libby is a Portland-based architecture writer who has contributed to Dwell since 2004. He has also written for The New York Times, Architect, CityLab, Salon, Metropolis, Architectural Record and The Oregonian, among others.