Orangery, Woodstock

The project was to provide a generous, light filled orangery to the rear of an existing striking cruciform plan 1960s house. A rear facing bay window at first floor level allows for a larger rear bedroom with panoramic views of the garden beyond. The flat roof to the orangery allows rear facing first floor views of the garden and keeps the extension within the Planning daylight lines.

The rear of the orangery is given a sense of massive solidity by the elongated reconstituted stone piers between the windows and doors. The material was chosen to match the existing house. The bi-folding doors are flanked by bi-folding windows with interior window seats allowing the whole of the rear of the house to be opened up to the garden. The strongly symmetrical design and reconstituted stone walls both help to give the extension comfortable relationship with the main house despite the very different roof forms.

The detail at the edges of the new flat roof incorporate a built-un gutter and brise soleil solar shading. The edges are formed from tapering 'T' section galvanised steel brackets and untreated cedar slats. The edge detail gives a visually fine line to the considerable thickness of the highly insulated roof and also reduces the risk of summer overheating by shading the glass.