AMC Garden Rooms

This cute little garden pottery studio is a fine example of one of our compact Garden Pods.  The pod measures a dinky 2m x 1.5m and fits happily (and unobtrusively) into this city centre courtyard garden. 

Despite the small size, the room provides comfortable work and storage space for our artistic client. The high percentage of glazing gives a light and airy feel and ensures the room will be well ventilated in the summer months. The sedum living roof helps encourage wildlife into the space, and also ensures that the view of the terrace from the upper floors of this three storey house remains as green and lush as possible, even with the addition of a structure into the garden.

This garden room is really one-of-a-kind!  The main room is a fantastic bright and airy art studio and study.  A shed space has been created to one side, and its discrete access door at the back of the room means visitors to the garden would never know it was there. 

 
The room is clad externally in Thermowood on all visible sides, with cost-effective Cembrit to the non-visible rear of the room. Thermowood is a Redwood timber which has been thermally modified to enhance the wood’s natural attributes, making it incredibly stable and durable.  Best of all it doesn’t require treating.

What makes this garden room really special though is the large decked area to the front.  The decking is constructed from a dark-coloured composite material, perfectly complementing the timber clad room with its anthracite glazing surrounds.  

Our client wanted some extra space to use as a games room for themselves and their family. With an open setting and with a backdrop of trees and bushes they opted for Cedral cladding in a colour to blend in with the environment. The end result was a great success with a garden room that fits naturally into the landscape.

The owners of this room are reaping the rewards of having an office at the end of the garden. They no longer have the cost of leasing a commercial unit and the short walk down the garden to the office means it’s easy to achieve a healthy work life balance.

This room is a highly functional workspace. The office comfortably fits three desks, plenty of glazing means the room is flooded with light, and underfloor heating means the room is cosy all year round.  As an IT business, connectivity was essential – so much so that 200m of cabling was used in the walls in order provide all the network points that this business needed. Visitors and staff can use the cloakroom that adjoins the main office.  Fully tiled, with a WC, sink, vanity unit and extractor fan this addition ensures the owner’s home remains private.

This impressive garden room was designed and built to offer our clients an amazing space for leisure and relaxation. 

The interior was divided into three distinct and separate areas.  The largest space is the gym room, with floor-to-ceiling mirrors, oak interior door detailing and plenty of light coming in through the French doors and full height static windows. Storage space for gym equipment and other essentials is also provided by way of a walk-in cupboard.

Next to the gym is the lounge area, with beautiful views across the garden, and a set of French doors leading out to the hot tub situated under the covered veranda.

Tucked away at the back is a private changing room serving the hot tub, including clever built-in bench seating with integral storage beneath.

The room is clad externally with Canadian Cedar to all visible sides, and low-maintenance budget-friendly composite to the rear.

A garden room can have more than one intended use. This L-shaped building has been designed to act as both a home gym and an office. Rather than divide the space into half with furniture (as many people do), the choice of an L-shaped layout has allowed for two rooms. The two areas have been partitioned off, allowing the family to use both rooms simultaneously without invading each other's space.

Our customers had a strong vision of the look that they wanted to achieve. The unique 'board on board' larch cladding gives the design a modern appearance. The French doors that lead into the building are recessed, creating a lovely porch detail. Inside, the rooms have been plastered, decorated and mixed with oak joinery.

This room really is the centre-piece of the garden. In fact, it's so good it was featured on BBC One's 'Escape to the Country' - have a watch here !