The Dragon We added a few new variables into the exploration – incorporating wall curvatures, and pine tar-based stain for The Dragon – a new garage studio for my partner Chris and I. There was a bit of DIY here experimenting on ourselves before we would consider doing it for a client. We replaced a low-slung shack- like garage that had a less-than 8’ wall to the garden with a 14’ high garage studio. The pattern is a simple repeat with three shapes of shingles, one of which reverses, and then shifts half a shingle- width from one row to the next: simple, organised, but also seems casual, random.
To reduce the visual bulk on the garden side, we curved the top of the garage so it was kind of an infinity wall, meaning that all of the shingles near the top needed to be curved. Chris made a jig and practiced soaking and moulding the shingles into curves to see if this was possible to do in a reasonable amount of time by a contractor. When it seemed plausible, we got the contractor on board. The roofer then built a steam box and spent weeks curving hundreds of shingles in his home shop – very DIY – but he loved the challenge.
We also made t-shirts with the pattern and its shadows!
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