Website ConservatoriesOnline.com has bestowed its annual honours on the most impressive conservatory installations to appear on the site during 2005.

Overall Winner

An installation by Heritage Conservatories Ltd was chosen by the judging panel for the 鈥榟ighly individualistic, imaginative and innovative approach' taken by its designers in providing a stylish conservatory for a country house.

Manufactured in hardwood and finished in cream to match the house, the conservatory features a 'cathedral' vaulted roof on its two aspects that considerably increase the feeling of space within. Motorised roof vents are installed to provide ventilation, and concertina-style folding/sliding doors allow the structure to be fully opened on to the garden during warmer weather.

In addition to the company's attention to aesthetics, Heritage also had to pay special attention to damp-proofing and drainage as the conservatory and patio are sunk below the main garden.

Special Design Award

Richmond Oak Conservatories' entry won this category, for what the judges called 鈥榓n innovative and highly successful practical solution that manages also to provide stylish and highly attractive additional space'.

The owner of the property wanted to join the main house with additional living space in an adjacent building. Richmond provided the solution with the creation of a cloister-style connection between the two properties, with a corridor attached to each building and a highly attractive hexagonal conservatory in between.

Richmond constructed the structure in seasoned oak, oiled to accentuate the natural grain using traditional joinery methods.

Editor's Choice

This installation designed, manufactured and installed by Zenith Staybrite Conservatories succeeded, remarked the judges, in proving that 鈥榮tylish, thoughtful and innovative conservatories are not the exclusive domain of smaller craft companies.'

The T-shaped conservatory was installed using a rear box gutter and features a glass roof, mahogany-style woodgrain frames, and brickwork closely matched to that of the host property.

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Source

Glass Age