Our clients wanted to upgrade their charming small garden into an extension of their home, a ‘Garden Room’. They needed be able to enjoy all year round and into the nights. Both work from home regularly so wanted the ability to work outside too.

We worked closely with them to provide a design that fulfilled all their day to day needs as well as being a space to relax and ‘garden’ in.

The views from the kitchen were pivotal in that we needed to align views with the design, so no vistas were spoilt by misaligned vertical elements. We begun by addressing the boundaries and fitted new Jackson fencing and acoustic panelling, then cladding sections with in-situ adjusted louvre panelling to add interest. All were painted a shade darker than the feature pergola to allow a slight contrast and provide a shadow -backdrop for the plants to be able to sing. The surfaces were changed, the lower terrace and steps changed to Chelmer Valley clay paver units, designed to a linear pattern, these were laid on a porous sub-base with brushed in sand joints.