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Modern Diamond-Shaped Bike Shed by Pronk.

Rotterdam-based Pronk. were hired by a motorcycle-loving designer to design proper shelter his bikes. Instead of creating your basic shed, they thought outside the typical box and went for a diamond-shaped shed constructed out of hollow polycarbonate sheets and stainless steel.

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To get the shape just right, Pronk. went through about 12 mockups because it couldn’t just be beautiful to look at, it had to be practical. The result is a sleek and safe shelter for the owner’s beloved bikes that is also pretty dynamite to look at.

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Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.