This modern, yet at the same time easily organic variation on the conservatory theme, was one of the showstoppers at the 2004 Chelsea Flower Show. Part of Bartholomew Conservatories' new contemporary range, this particular version is a modular structure made up of a series of oak rings, which can be added to enlarge the space.
It can be attached to your home, or can be used as a freestanding garden room, and is totally tailored to your individual requirements. This building, as seen, starts, at a little over £20,000. The cost is less if attached to your house as a traditional conservatory, as one of the walls is lost. A cheaper version can also be made in Utile wood, starting at £18,000.
Bartholomew Conservatories
Tel: 01428 658771
www.bartholomew-conservatories.co.uk
If you loved the Eden Project - now one of Cornwall's most popular attractions AND star of Die Another Day to boot Meester Bond - then you'll love Solardome. Aesthetically invigorating but also possessed of remarkable rigidity, versatility and light-absorbing qualities, these geodesic domes make for a fun and futuristic garden or indoor-outdoor living scheme.
They work equally well as an artist's studio, office or a spa pool cover and whether featured strikingly on a roof terrace or nestled like a friendly spaceship amongst shrubbery, a Solardome would doubtless add a guaranteed 'wow' factor to any garden.
The dome's geodesic structure imbues it with greater rigidity and more advantageous aerodynamic qualities than many semi-permanent garden structures, and they have proved popular in areas of greater snowfall or wind ferocity which have previously proved fatal for lesser structures. Just think, now you'll be able to drink your cocoa, stroke your furry white cat and cackle maniacally while plotting world domination in the blissful surroundings of your garden all year round.
Solardome
sales@solardome.co.uk
www.solardome.co.uk
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