Storage pod and darkroom 4.5m x 10m at Queanbeyan NSW near Canberra

Not all Backyard Pods become nice-looking granny flats, home offices, or studios. Many are for purposes where functionality matters more than appearance. This 4.5m x 10m flatpack project under construction in Queanbeyan NSW, near Canberra, is an industrial-looking storage facility and darkroom on residential land.

Our flatpack building kits have been used to create school classrooms, storage facilities, photographic darkrooms, music studios, home offices, spray-tanning studios, hairdressing salons, dog-grooming salons, industrial lunchrooms, site huts, and much more. There’s even a Backyard Pod inside the Sydney Harbour Bridge! This is true – it was delivered to the site by our team and assembled inside the southern pylon, see the story here.

There are many advantages to using a Backyard Pod flatpack building kit for utilitarian projects like this storage pod and darkroom. Compared to a conventional shed, for example, the internal ceiling height is much higher, raking from 2.4m to 2.7m (more headroom than you get under the ceilings of many houses). You also get a Class 1 structure, meaning it’s as strong as a house – a huge number of Backyard Pods have been certified as primary houses and granny flats with (approval) in NSW, QLD, VIC, ACT.

Flatpack building kits from Backyard Pods are easy to assemble on-site if you’ve got sufficient building experience and the right tools. We’ve got experienced installers in our network covering most major areas and local trades can easily install for you too.

If you need a very large storage pod or workshop you might need to get approval. This would usually be the case in NSW for over 20sqm and more like 9sqm or 10sqm in other states. If you’re unsure, you can ask local Council or we can help with preliminary advice.