Plant Conservatory Case Studies |
This small conservatory has opened up the back of a cottage and created a light filled space perfect for a keen artist, who now benefits from year round observations of her garden as inspiration for her watercolours.
The rooms in the cottage are all quite small and full of character with low... View More | |
...have been achieved from this stunning observatory tower at the heart of a new build home on the South Downs.
A simple contemporary Alitex roof has been added to the tower which is the perfect solution for a spot with such awkward access.
The roof is a 30 degree pitch pyramid shape supported... View More | |
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has been created by building a conservatory at the bottom of the garden. A terrace has been built in front with a pond, and the conservatory houses a fabulous plant collection.
The scheme involved building a supporting wall for the conservatory, and to the rear of that have been built a... View More | |
A lifelong passion for both gardening and photography has seen Howard Rice become one of the country’s leading garden photographers.
Howard has known of Alitex as a regular visitor to Chelsea on Press Day for many years, and saw our conservatory when we first took it there in 2006.... View More | |
By removing the large chimney and re-siting the oil tank, a substantial space was created in which to build the conservatory. The kitchen was then knocked through to provide a larger kitchen which opens directly onto a wonderful dining/relaxing area. As the conservatory opens directly onto the... View More | |
This was a replacement atrium roof overlooking the main stairwell of the house.
The previous roof was timber and as access to the roof space is very difficult, the ongoing maintainance was proving too costly.
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The brief was to replace a sad looking, poorly designed timber conservatory with something echoing the style of turn of the century glasshouses on the island they love, and also creating 50% more floor space.
As a result the design oversails the west end of the property creating a very light... View More | |
This customer was an existing Alitex greenhouse customer. He was suffering with ongoing maintenance problems with a wooden conservatory which was attached to his house so, in view of his enthusiastic experience with Alitex, decided to re-employ Alitex to carry out the job.
The pitch of... View More | |
Already a happy greenhouse customer, they fell for the Plant Conservatory after visiting us at Torberry Farm and finally bought our Chelsea 2005 exhibit.
It was to replace an incongruous UPVC conservatory attached to a very elegant Georgian home which was listed and also in an Area of... View More | |
This customer was a very satisfied glasshouse owner and when he decided to build a double glazed conservatory at his waterfront property on the Isle of Wight, he naturally turned to Alitex.
The new structure connects the kitchen with the garden and being 1.5m above ground level offers wonderful... View More | |
Alitex were recommended to this customer through Garden Designer, Lucy Huntingdon, who has worked with Alitex on many projects across the country and overseas as well.
The family were about to embark on a significant extension to their family house. Having seen the glasshouse at Chelsea... View More | |
Another instance where we were replacing a rotting timber structure. In this situation it was a small conservatory that linked the main house to a nearby barn conversion that acts as a dining room.
The brief was to recreate the link, and also create a larger space that could be used as an... View More | |
