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Garden Rooms
Vale Garden Houses on the
subject of conservatories.
onservatories and orangeries can
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be built to suit any period of
architecture from Georgian and
Victorian through to a more
contemporary approach, and a
conservatory can make a beautiful and
interesting addition if interpreted with
appropriate design detail and proportions to the
existing property. It is therefore of primary
importance that the design of a conservatory is
sympathetic to the existing property in terms of
architectural detailing and size, - for example, a
modest house would look out of place with an
oversized conservatory, and similarly a larger
property would need a more substantial
structure to maintain a correct balance. In many
instances, finding some existing detail on a
house and mirroring this within the conservatory
can make the new addition look as if it has
always been there, giving it a timeless quality.
The addition of a conservatory gives an
opportunity to be creative with design, and can
result in a refreshing break from other more
conventional rooms in the home.
A conservatory’s uses are unlimited - from an project find it money well spent as generally it on north, south, east and west aspects and will
elegant dining room, an extention to the kitchen, will form a multifunctional area in which much work equally well on any elevation as long as
a children’s play area, or perhaps a peaceful and time is spent, with many wishing they had adequate ventilation and heating is
inspiring study. anticipated how much the room would be used incorporated into the design.
Most people who embark on a conservatory and had it built larger. They can be positioned Continued on page 15
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