Oak Garden Room, Warwickshire

This delightful Grade II Listed timber framed property, situated in Warwickshire, was originally built in the late 16th or early 17th Century, with substantial additions added during more recent times. As is often the case, the design brief for this oak garden room project was to replace an aging conservatory that was simply not practical and had little functional use. Our customer approached David Salisbury, as one of the leading experts in successfully extending Listed Buildings, with a request to design a replacement structure that could provide a living space for year round enjoyment. The new garden room was designed with an extended footprint to provide a more open plan living room, which measured 7.6m wide by 4.8m deep. Access to the new space is via an existing door to the garden to ensure the historic fabric of the building was not unduly affected. The distinctive gable roof design is perhaps the most eye-catching feature of the design but an additional point of interest is the link formed between the original property and the new garden room. As opposed to the whole structure adjoining the existing home, a smaller link was designed which almost provides a feeling of being free-standing. With windows wrapping all around the garden room, this adds in even more natural light.