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The busy summer period of exceptionally warm weather saw an influx of enquiries for the Spaces Group, who provide garden buildings and annexes to homeowners across the UK. You can explore more than 450 examples of their work on their website or perhaps you might like to join their team of designers.
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Office for a long thin garden
Many a suburban garden is long and thin, but this need not stop you having a garden office. Swift Garden Rooms designed and built this 3 meters wide home office which fills the end of this London garden, making use of every inch of space and actually making the garden look wider.
Short term garden office solution
If you have a short team need for a garden office, there is the option to rent one. With a modest installation and delivery fee, you then pay a weekly rent. When you no longer need the office you return it to Booths Garden Studios.
All set for Grand Designs Live
Grand Designs Live takes place this week in Birmingham. It is a great chance to explore your garden room options. Garden Spaces show building cleverly demonstrates many of the design features you could incorporate into your room.
Room to run yoga classes from home
Miniature Manors worked closely with their clients to bring in this 7m x 3.9m yoga studio in on a limited budget. Clever design and specification choices have resulted in a large building that has a great connection with its tranquil setting.
5m x 3m Display garden room for sale
GRL – Garden Room Living are selling their 5m x 3m display building. The fully insulated building is electrically wired and features many popular design elements such as a corner of glazing and Cedar cladding.
Bowling green clubhouse
Fully insulated garden room buildings make great clubhouses, offering comfortable, year-round facilities for groups. Contemporary Garden Rooms designed and built this 8m x 4m example for a bowling club in Nantwich. Designed for use during practice and competition level games, a clever connection has been created between the inside and outside spaces.
Who to visit at Grand Designs Live
Grand Designs Live is a great opportunity to explore a variety of garden room buildings and to talk your ideas through with an expert. These are the stands you should check out during your visit.
Log cabin living annexe
This 8m x 3.9m log cabin living annexe by Garden Affairs oozes traditional charm. The open plan room offers enough space for a living room with a sofa bed, an office area, kitchen and separate bathroom. The annexe was built within five days.
Modular classroom inspires outside learning
Cre8a Pods built this modular classroom in the schools garden. Designed to allow the children to interact and be inspired by their outside environment.
Flat roof extensions
Timber Rooms can design and build contemporary flat roof extensions. They can incorporate steels into the design so that walls can be opened up, creating a large open plan living space, that leads on to the garden.
Extend a flat with a garden annexe
Green Studios was asked by the owners of a flat in Oxford to create a guest annexe that they could use to entertain visitors. Built in the garden of a ground floor flat, Green Studios handled both the planning and building control applications on their client’s behalf.
L-shaped entertainment pod
Garden rooms make great places for all members of the family to escape to and entertain friends. Cre8a Pods designed and built an L-shaped room for a family that wanted to create an entertainment room. The building also incorporates a secret storage room.
Chillout room in the garden
Vivid Green created this family chillout room as part of a wider garden transformation. The family wanted to create a room with an inside-outside feel. Two sets of bi-fold doors have been used to create a corner of glazing that emphasises this connection.
Garden room with reflective glazing
For years, mirrors have been used in garden design to reflect key features and planting. However, we haven’t, until now, seen the garden being reflected by a garden room, but, wow, it is effective! Garden Affairs designed and built this bespoke garden room with covered seating area, for customers who wanted to create a chill-out space within their landscaped garden.
EXPLORE PROJECTS BY GARDEN ROOM TYPE
Garden Offices
Garden Gym
Granny Annexes
Garden Room with Shed
Flat pack house extensions
Hair Salon & Beauty Studios in the garden
Teenagers Den
Overcoming a tricky site or access
Garden room with toilet or shower room
Family room in the garden
Holiday pods
