Outdoor room creates more space for large, extended family

The owners of this residence, a retired couple, have recently completed a renovation for more space. Ironic, don’t you think? Not necessarily – with three children and nine grandkids who visit frequently.

Come Monday morning and the first wave of grandchildren, two and four-year old girls, arrive at nana and poppas for a full day of grand-parenting love and care. As the week progresses school pickups are made and it’s the teenage grandchildren‘s turn to spend quality time with their grandparents while mum and dad are at work.

The residence is a beautiful 45 year old Colonial style home that had a major renovation five years ago. The refurbishment was the addition of an outdoor room to make more space, improve indoor-outdoor flow from the lounge and kitchen area, through to the outdoor room and out to the back yard. “We really wanted to open up the home to the outdoors as the grandkids always seem to gravitate to the backyard which had previously been inaccessible from our lounge and kitchen”. 

The outdoor room had to be functional year round; be adaptable and comfortable for an array of family and friends day or night; and be adjustable to accommodate New Zealand’s weather. Adding the outdoor room off the main lounge meant it would connect the two spaces and create indoor-outdoor flow to the back yard.

The project commenced with the installation of a large deck with stairs leading on to the back lawn. Then for the outdoor room, two motorised Opening Roofs with walls taking the form of hand-adjustable sun louvre panels and frameless sliding glass doors.  Finishing touches included Louvretec downlights, louvre blade lighting and infrared radiant outdoor heaters mounted to the underside of the Opening Roof frame. The result is a timeless design with a modern twist.

The new outdoor room has quickly become the family’s new favourite room and is now the nominated gathering space to house alfresco family gatherings  – whatever the weather.

Indoor-outdoor flow was instantly created leading straight back in to the lounge and kitchen area.

Fully customised to match any building style, the louvres on the new outdoor room complement the colonial style of home. The colour of the Opening Roofs and frames are powder coated Matt Titanium, which was the perfect colour choice to blend well with the rest of this home. The controllable outdoor living space the new room provides adds value to the home and a functional alfresco living and gathering space.

Bringing the outdoors in has a new meaning when you incorporate an outdoor room to the design of your home or building. It’s important when designing your outdoor space that it fits with your lifestyle and values. Advantages include comfortable gathering spaces, making the most of your home or building, protection as required from the elements, connection to the outside and an effortless transition from indoors to outdoors.

Contact Louvretec today for your free site visit & design ideas.

Story by: Trendsideas