Traditional design with a modern twist, this ingenious layout links a light-filled multi-functional basement room with an upper orangery. Folding doors to the lower rooms open onto sunken courtyards. The lower room and rooflights link to the main conservatory via a spiral staircase. Vale Paint Colour- Exterior : Carbon, Interior : Portland Size- 4.1m x 5.9m (Ground Floor), 11m x 7.5m (Basement Level)

Hampton Conservatories & Orangeries

Traditional design with a modern twist, this ingenious layout links a light-filled multi-functional basement room with an upper orangery. Folding doors to the lower rooms open onto sunken courtyards. The lower room and rooflights link to the main conservatory via a spiral staircase. Vale Paint Colour- Exterior : Carbon, Interior : Portland Size- 4.1m x 5.9m (Ground Floor), 11m x 7.5m (Basement Level)

This lovely bright orangery captures the light from the sunniest part of the garden and throws it into the house. A wood burning stove keeps it cosy at night and travertine flooring keeps it airy during long summer days. Heavy fluting externally give this bespoke hardwood orangery a real sense of belonging. Photo by Colin Bell

Pops of teal and pink continue from the dining room into the sitting area with a pink flatweave rug and shades of teal and blue on chairs and pillows throughout the space. A plethora of plants in all shapes and sizes combined with massive arched doors make this space feel like an extension of the outdoors. Summer Thornton Design, Inc Photography by Josh Thornton

When planning to construct their elegant new home in Rye, NH, our clients envisioned a large, open room with a vaulted ceiling adjacent to the kitchen. The goal? To introduce as much natural light as is possible into the area which includes the kitchen, a dining area, and the adjacent great room. As always, Sunspace is able to work with any specialists you’ve hired for your project. In this case, Sunspace Design worked with the clients and their designer on the conservatory roof system so that it would achieve an ideal appearance that paired beautifully with the home’s architecture. The glass roof meshes with the existing sloped roof on the exterior and sloped ceiling on the interior. By utilizing a concealed steel ridge attached to a structural beam at the rear, we were able to bring the conservatory ridge back into the sloped ceiling. The resulting design achieves the flood of natural light our clients were dreaming of. Ample sunlight penetrates deep into the great room and the kitchen, while the glass roof provides a striking visual as you enter the home through the foyer. By working closely with our clients and their designer, we were able to provide our clients with precisely the look, feel, function, and quality they were hoping to achieve. This is something we pride ourselves on at Sunspace Design. Consider our services for your residential project and we’ll ensure that you also receive exactly what you envisioned.

Twin Orangeries & Oak Garden Room for Thatched Family Home This multi-phase project for this Grade II listed thatched family home in Hampshire has helped to transform this charming house and garden into a luxurious living space, packed full of features for today’s modern lifestyle. Over several contracts, our customer chose David Salisbury to design and install effectively 3 different extensions: two orangeries and an oak garden room. We will take a look at each of these structures in turn. Orangery for rear of property to extend kitchen The first phase involved the design of a substantial orangery measuring just under 7.5 metres across by approximately 3m deep, extending across the main portion of the rear of this cottage. This created a light-filled open place living space off the existing kitchen, designed to accommodate a large dining area. Whilst the French doors and extensive roof lantern are perhaps the central exterior design features, the basement spiral wine cellar is the most eye-catching design highlight from an interior perspective. The overall design scheme needed to consider the removal of a couple of existing windows, one of which was a bay window, along with interior access to the utility room and connection to the new oak garden room. The complexity of this design and associated engineering required underline the benefits of choosing an award-winning manufacturer like David Salisbury. The bespoke timber joinery is finished in the sympathetic shade of Pebble White, from our own unique colour palette. Oak Garden Room The separate oak garden room was designed, manufactured and installed in parallel with the main orangery. An interesting design, with a fully tiled roof to complement the rear gables of the original building, it was rounded off with oak weather boarding to complete the look. Although connected with access to the orangery, this oak framed structure appears like a freestanding building. Combining the practicality of a utility room with a boot room, along with plenty of space for the family dogs, this design is the perfect marriage of form and function. Re-thinking the existing orangery Finally, a smaller legacy orangery needed updating, the result of a previous extension, in order to complement the look of the larger new orangery. A new roof lantern and replacement joinery sides were designed and installed a couple of years after the initial projects. Utilising the same Pebble White paint finish and same design features, this original orangery link has now been updated to create a join-up look across the rear of the main part of the home. As with every listed building project, the key was to ensure the design was sympathetic to the original building. David Salisbury handled all of the planning permission and listed building consents, with a detailed Heritage Statement, written by our designer Nigel Blake, a key consideration. With every element of this project now complete, the rear of this property has been truly transformed – with a significantly increased footprint, stylish additional living space and views of the beautifully tended gardens.

Winter garden, living room

Inside the conservatory is a light and airy room, with our temperature control New Generation Glass installed throughout, to keep the temperature comfortable whatever the weather. The inside has been tastefully decorated with a combination of bare stone where the original external wall connects to the new room, and magnolia paint for the new internal and dwarf walls. The customer chose to include a timber glass panelled door between the conservatory and the property to match the style of the conservatory, which still allows light through while closing the conservatory off from the main home when required. The installation of natural coloured stone tiles helps to keep the room cool in summer while being practical for muddy feet and paws! The addition of a natural striped rug and rattan furniture creates a homely and inviting environment in which to relax, entertain and enjoy the garden and flowering blooms.

Architect: J Wilson Fuqua & Associates Products: Crittall Steel Windows and Doors, Berkeley Profiles

In 2014, these clients came to Sunspace with a sketch and a dream of enlarging their kitchen. The goal was to create a much larger, open room flooded with natural light. Sunspace worked with the clients to design a space that would meet their goals, and the results are presented here. The most important facet of this project was the design and inclusion of a large double hip skylight centered in the ceiling of the new space. The size of the skylight required a concealed steel frame to carry the long spans and provide the desired levels of natural lighting. Sunspace coordinated the entire project from design to kitchen renovation to completion. The space is open and light. Because the kitchen work area became part of the unified space, the client was left with a great place for family and friends to gather. Additional customization throughout the kitchen and the introduction of elegant wood flooring added to the appeal and warmth of this truly magnificent family space.

The roof struts also mimic the vertical lines of the window frames to create a linear effect that draws the eye down. The addition of 2 opening skylight windows, allows for extra ventilation along with the windows and double patio doors that open wide to open the glass room up to the garden.

Hampton Conservatories & Orangeries

A grand foyer with a sweeping staircase sets the stage for the refined interior of this stunning shingle and stone Colonial. The perfect home for entertaining with formal living and dining rooms and a handsome paneled library. High ceilings, handcrafted millwork, gleaming hardwoods, and walls of windows enhance the open floor plan. Adjacent to the family room, the well-appointed kitchen opens to a breakfast room and leads to an octagonal, window-filled sun room. French doors access the deck and patio and overlook two acres of professionally landscaped grounds. The second floor has generous bedrooms and a versatile entertainment room that may work for in-laws or au-pair. The impressive master suite includes a fireplace, luxurious marble bath and large walk-in closet. The walk-out lower level includes something for everyone; a game room, family room, home theatre, fitness room, bedroom and full bath. Every room in this custom-built home enchants.

Traditional sitting room

Many classical buildings incorporate vertical balanced sliding sash windows, the recognisable advantage being that windows can slide both upwards and downwards. The popularity of the sash window has continued through many periods of architecture. For certain properties with existing glazed sash windows, it is a valid consideration to design a glazed structure with a complementary style of window. Although sash windows are more complex and expensive to produce, they provide an effective and traditional alternative to top and side-hung windows. The orangery shows six over six and two over two sash windows mirroring those on the house. Vale Paint Colour- Olivine Size- 6.5M X 5.2M