New Greenhouse Blends in Perfectly in Georgian Town House Garden | England
The clients came to Alitex wanting to build a structure onto the back of an existing garage. Several options for the structure were considered, including building a double glazed conservatory to be used as a studio for painting furniture. However as the structure was some distance from the house it was decided to build it single glazed and use it as a greenhouse.
Alitex submitted the planning application and permission for the structure was granted without issue. Although listed consent was not necessary as the greenhouse was not to be attached to the dwelling, planning permission was needed to build within the grounds of the Grade 2 listed property.
The project posed a few challenges due to the height constraints of the garage wall. In order to be harmonious with the overall height of the garage roof, a relatively low pitch of the greenhouse roof was needed. As the greenhouse is almost square, the greenhouse required special design input from a structural point of view to ensure wind and snow loadings were not compromised, whilst not compromising on the aesthetics of the greenhouse either.
The existing garage was of rather unprepossessing 1960's construction, and so the rear elevation was knocked down and rebuilt using a much more sympathetic reclaimed brick, the same brick being utilised for the plinth walls of the greenhouse. A doorway was built into the rear wall giving access to the garage and also services such as plumbing for irrigation and the controls for the motorised vent openers.
Drawing on their antiques business Spencer Swaffer of Arundel the clients have styled the greenhouse beautifully throughout and contains many attractive details, such as a stone trough sink on brackets and copper plates to disguise the irrigation mist risers which have been built into the gable end plinth walls.
The greenhouse wins the admiration of all who see it.
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