Garden room
like the corner window although would prefer if the frame were thinner
like the sense of openness that the roof lights offer
like roof lights
The connection between the garden, the wall and the building help it meld together and the building to be more of a part of the environment rather than an addition.
Like that it is hidden away and almost a secret that it is there. you could miss it on first glance. The seamless integration into the environment.
Like that to roof almost seems to float over a glass box, like the thin frame of the windows & that they are floor to ceiling, the continuity between the inside and outside decking, the under roof lighting.
Like that the building is the full width of the garden, the overhanging roof, the grey bi-fold doors. The fact that this is 2/3 den and 1/3 has a separate use is a similar thought process to what I had in mind although the second 1/3 here is covered outdoor seating while I'm think of that space being a workshop/shed.
like the high window (just below roof)
like the roof that slopes to one side, the brick gable end and that the building, outdoor area and garden are all at one level
like the extended roof creating a porch area. Also like the roof sloping towards the front corner of the building
like the grey framed glazing, the corner glazing concept, the vertical timber cladding
like the connection between the building and the decking area, it feels like a continuation of the same space. I don't like the step down to the garden level
like the overhang and the vertical timber cladding also the close to full height side window
like that there are 3 different depths of the building here
Like the light blade style sky light at the rear but don't like the unfinished look of the rest of this
like the overhang (eves) of the roof
Likes: that the space is split between the two different sides and one side is gym. The roof that is both flat and pitched, has a greed roof and has 2 sky lights. The large sliding doors with a thin frame giving a closer relationship between inside and outside. The roof overhang providing a sheltered porch area. The slopping gable walls. The lack of step into or out of the building
Initial schematic
Things I like - the brick surround, the rising slope of the roof that allows the roof trusses to be seen, the sliding door glass doors/wall
like the shape of the island in the centre of the frame, the water colour, the boats. Marie and I met traveling which included SE Asia
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