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Garden room project · AMC Garden Rooms

Garden room & store with glazed pergola

A Thermowood garden office and art studio with a hidden store at the back, joined to a pergola with glazing and a retractable roof over an L-shaped deck.


Published 9 February 2023 · Updated 27 October 2026 · 2 minute read · Written by The Garden Room & Annexe Guide

Garden room with glazed pergola by AMC Garden Rooms
AMC Garden Rooms  garden room with glazed pergola

The owners of this stylish building have perfectly captured the indoor-outdoor living concept with their garden office and art studio, featuring a contemporary pergola with a retractable roof and windows.

They’ve created a versatile space where they can work, relax, or entertain throughout the year-whatever the British weather brings!

The fully insulated building was designed and built by AMC Garden Rooms, who worked closely with a specialist architectural pergola designer to seamlessly incorporate the covered outdoor seating area into the overall design.

This collaboration resulted in a unified and cohesive structure, where the two elements blend effortlessly.

Incorporating covered outdoor seating into garden room designs has become increasingly popular, but this is the first time we’ve seen one with both glazing and a retractable roof.

The exterior finishes are simple yet effective. The cladding is Thermowood, a Scandinavian Redwood treated at high temperatures to enhance its durability. Thermowood is a low-maintenance option, as it doesn’t require further treatment for protection.

The Anthracite Grey of the door and window frames is echoed in the composite decking and pergola framework, creating a coordinated look.

At a glance

  • Size: A 6282mm × 3082mm footprint, with an L-shaped deck reaching 3200mm at its deepest point.
  • Layout: Two rooms, each with its own door: a 4000mm × 2800mm home office and art studio, and a 1900mm × 2800mm store opened from the rear.
  • The pergola: Designed with a specialist architectural pergola designer, with glazing and a retractable roof so the deck can be used to work, relax or entertain through the year.
  • Finishes: Thermowood on the visible walls and Cembrit cement fibre board on the hidden rear wall, with Anthracite Grey frames picked up by the composite decking and pergola framework.
  • Company: AMC Garden Rooms, who finish their interiors with plastered and decorated walls and the client’s choice of laminate flooring.

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Layout

Home office, art studio, and hidden store

The team at AMC Garden Rooms have designed a layout that serves multiple purposes under one roof. The insulated garden room has a footprint of 6282mm x 3082mm, with an L-shaped deck extending 3200mm at its deepest point, providing a spacious area under the pergola.

Garden room with glazed pergola by AMC Garden Rooms
The visualisation: the garden room and pergola over the L-shaped deck.

Inside, the garden room is divided into two separate spaces, each with its own external access.

Floor plan for the two room garden room with glazed pergola by AMC Garden Rooms
The plan: the art studio and office beside the store, with the store door at the back.

The main room, with an internal footprint of 4000mm x 2800mm, will function as a home office and art studio. AMC Garden Rooms finish their interiors to a high specification, including plastered and decorated walls, paired with the customer’s choice of laminate flooring.

The smaller room, measuring 1900mm x 2800mm internally, serves as a storage space. The door to this storage area is positioned on the rear elevation, keeping it discreet when viewed from the front and enhancing security.

Cladding

Cembrit cladding on the hidden wall

While the visible exterior of the garden room is clad in Thermowood, the hidden rear wall is finished with Cembrit, a durable cement fibre board.

Cembrit is a low-maintenance and practical choice, ideal for less visible elevations, allowing for premium finishes on more prominent sides.

Cembrit has been used on the boundary facing wall of the AMC Garden Room
The rear wall  in Cembrit, with the door into the store

Even though it’s a practical solution, the Cembrit cladding looks smart, and from the rear, you can spot the door leading into the storage area.

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Learn more about AMC Garden Rooms

To find out more about this indoor-outdoor garden room project, contact the AMC Garden Rooms team on 01480 277 441 or email hello@amcgardenrooms.co.uk. You can also visit www.amcgardenrooms.co.uk to explore their range of designs.

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Published 9 February 2023 · Photographs courtesy of AMC Garden Rooms.

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