L-Shaped Gym & Office Building
First Published: 4 June 2021
Refreshed: 21 October 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes 39 seconds
A garden room can serve more than one purpose. This L-shaped building by AMC Garden Rooms has been designed to function as both a home gym and a home office.
Rather than dividing the space for dual use with furniture, as many people do, the L-shaped layout has allowed for two separate rooms—the larger for the gym and the smaller as the office.
A Bespoke Garden Room
The customer had a clear vision of how they wanted the building to function and appear. AMC Garden Rooms, offering a bespoke design service alongside their standard designs, worked closely with their client to bring this vision to life.
The layout is a unique take on many of the L-shaped garden rooms we've seen before. The French doors are recessed, creating an attractive porch feature.
The exterior cladding adds another design element. The client chose a board-on-board cladding profile instead of the popular tongue and groove cladding seen in many contemporary garden rooms. This choice has given the building character and a distinctive appearance.
Siberian Larch was selected for the exterior cladding. This timber is a popular choice as it can be left untreated, weathering naturally to a mellow silver-grey over time.
One Building, Two Rooms
The L-shaped building offers an internal floor space of 22sqm. Upon entering, you step into the main room, which is designed as a home gym.
Working closely with their client to determine the exact placement of equipment, the AMC Garden Rooms team reinforced the floor where heavier gym equipment would be positioned. They also reinforced the wall where a barre was to be installed.
While some choose to leave L-shaped buildings open plan, allowing movement between wings, the clients opted for a partition wall to create a home office in the smaller wing. This allows the family to use both rooms simultaneously without disturbing one another.
The interior is plastered and decorated, complemented by oak joinery. A stylish oak door leads into the office, and the oak flooring is finished with square-edged oak skirting boards.
As Seen on Escape to the Country
You may recognise TV presenter Nikki Chapman in the photos. The Escape to the Country team was filming nearby and decided to highlight the benefits of using a garden office when working from home. This garden building certainly makes an ideal workspace!
Learn More
To learn more about this project, contact the AMC Garden Rooms team on 01223 871 360 or email hello@amcgardenrooms.co.uk. Visit www.amcgardenrooms.co.uk to explore more of their projects.
