Opinions on orangery design

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Hi all, we are having an orangery put on the back of the house. It will connect to a piece under the main roof of the house where the kitchen will sit. Overall area will be approx. 9m x 9m with the orangery being 9m x 4.5m of that.

We are in two minds on design though. The rest of the house is being rendered but we will have exposed brick on the orangery to form a bit of contrast. Our PVC windows will be white and not cream as in these two pictures. They are images I nicked online and the main difference between the two is that one of them has a brick section on the sides. Let me know what you all think as I'm currently undecided which way to go...





Thanks,
Andrew

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KTF said:

If the rest of the house is being rendered the the second design with more white windows may complement it better.

Whilst I prefer the first design, the red brick may look a bit out of place of there is no longer any red brick on the house.

The brick currently on the house is a dark brick which is pretty hideous and the reason for having it rendered. The brick we will be using on the orangery will be a barn type brick which looks a bit aged. We will be using the same brick to build a porch section at the front of the house.

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Risotto said:

I'm not entirely sure what the question is. Are you in two minds about cream vs. white uPVC? Or brick vs. render?

If the question is whether to have brick pillars, I was under the impression that was one of the main distinguishing features between orangeries and conservatories.

Edited by Risotto on Friday 16th December 12:32

I'm asking if people prefer the 1st image or the 2nd.

Andrew

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KTF said:

In that case my answer is the first one as I don't like conservatories. The first one should make it less like an oven in the summer and a freezer in the winter.

I'm inclined to agree with you. The trouble is my wife likes the other one...

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Part of the reason for her liking the 2nd one is that you can then look out over the whole garden. This section is sitting smack bang in the middle of the rear of the house so you will be able to look out right round the garden. My reason for liking the 1st one is that it will feel more of a room inside. I also think it looks better from the outside.

Andrew