Outdoor Office with Toilet
First Published: 23 June 2022
Refreshed: 21 October 2024
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While many outdoor office buildings are designed for one person to work from home, these versatile spaces can also be tailored to suit the needs of a business, providing a workplace for multiple employees.
This 6m x 3m outdoor office by Cambridgeshire-based AMC Garden Rooms is a great example of an office customised to meet the specific needs of a business, resulting in a professional and comfortable workspace.
AMC Garden Rooms' clients run an IT business, and they had been renting commercial office space. They decided that building an outdoor office in their garden would improve their work-life balance and reduce their reliance on rented premises.
Room for Three Desks
The office needed to accommodate three workstations. As the floorplan shows, the AMC Garden Rooms team designed the layout with this in mind, ensuring it worked efficiently and allowed for easy movement around the room.
The office is a bright, light-filled space, thanks to floor-to-ceiling glazing, which includes a mix of sliding doors and tall windows.
Light reflects off the plastered and decorated interior, creating a bright and inviting workspace.
Self-Contained from the House
The clients chose to include a toilet in the building, making it self-contained from the main house. Having a toilet within the office adds significant convenience and maintains the separation between work and home, which is especially beneficial if staff are employed.
AMC Garden Rooms managed the plumbing for the toilet as part of the project, installing a toilet, washbasin, vanity unit, and tiling.
200m of Cabling Installed
Given the nature of their IT business, connectivity was crucial for AMC Garden Rooms' clients. To ensure each workstation had the necessary network ports, over 200 metres of cabling were installed within the walls of the office.
Barn-Style Cladding
The exterior of the office is clad in charcoal-coloured Thermowood. Thermowood is a type of Redwood that is treated at high temperatures, making it resistant to rot and fungal attack. This makes it a durable, low-maintenance choice for the long term.
The charcoal finish complements the dark grey door and window frames, giving the outdoor office a contemporary look with a nod to traditional black barns.
Learn More
To find out more about this project, contact the AMC Garden Rooms team on 01480 277 441 or email hello@amcgardenrooms.co.uk. You can also visit their website at www.amcgardenrooms.co.uk to explore more of their work.
