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An oasis for Jenny and Rupert

Project Details

Jenny & Rupert's Rickmansworth Oasis

Location

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Type

Garden Room, Store & Sauna

Scope

7m x 4m main room, adjacent sauna store, swim spa decking

Planning

Permitted Development

Subcontracted?

Never

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What started as a garden room became something far more considered.

The original brief for this project in Rickmansworth was straightforward: a contemporary cedar-clad space for working from home and keeping fit. What it became is a testament to what happens when a build is genuinely bespoke and the client feels free to evolve their thinking as the project takes shape.

As the 7m x 4m room began to rise, Jenny and Rupert identified a practical gap. Winter storage for garden furniture was needed, but an ordinary shed alongside a premium garden room was never going to work aesthetically. Primrose’s response was to design and build an adjacent store room that mirrors the architecture of the main building exactly. That store room now houses garden furniture and a sauna. Decking around the swim spa was then added to draw all the elements together into one cohesive outdoor space.

Cedar done properly.

The cladding throughout is the highest grade Canadian Western Red Cedar available and even then, boards that fall short of Primrose’s own standards are rejected before they reach the site. The rich orange-brown tones are protected and enhanced with UV oil treatment, keeping the finish looking as considered in year five as it did on completion day. It is the kind of detail that does not announce itself but makes itself known over time.

About Primrose

20 +

Years' Construction Experience

5.0★

Google Rating

10yr

Senior Craftsmen Tenure

£5m+

Total Value of Projects Completed

Gallery

The project in pictures.

Although not typical, scope-creep can happen when clients see the room taking shape and decide to add the odd enhancement, such as decking or a patio. This project in Rickmansworth, completed in August 2020, started out as a 7m x 4m room but the clients needed somewhere to store their garden furniture in the winter and an ordinary shed would have detracted from the beauty of the garden room. Primrose therefore constructed, not a shed, but an adjacent store room which mirrors the aesthetic of the garden room and, in addition to housing garden furniture, also contains a sauna!

The decking around the swim spa was then added to bring all the elements together. The cedar cladding and decking is the highest grade Canadian Western Red Cedar available but our team still reject boards that don’t meet the specific requirements of our rooms. The rich orange-brown tones are accentuated by UV oil treatment which keeps the Cedar looking pristine through the years.

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