Outdoor Lounge & Kitchen - UK
Is anyone within the community able to offer design inspiration for our outdoor Lounge & Kitchen please?
We're planning to build off the back of our garage, the building will include a large (single garage sort of size) store room, a covered patio area that includes a w/c, a bar and kitchen, a seating / dining area and an inglenook fireplace. The patio surface will be a mix of stone and balau decking to complement our existing patio areas.
It's planned to be 56sqm, (8m x 7m) flat roofed with large (1.5m x 3m) rooflights (was going to be fully glazed but we felt it'd get too dirty with the close trees).
Here is a pic of our house, the outdoor lounge is planned behind the garage in the top left of the photo. The initial plans and some sketches of current ideas are also attached....
We can't help but think it doesn't quite work as an internal layout so we'd welcome ideas from the Houzz community.
Here's the house & patio areas. Lounge/Kitchen is planned to be in the top left corner behind the garage.
Overhead sketch with initial layout idea, fireplace, living wall and curved bar.
Initial sketch with fireplace and living wall concepts, square bar.
Initial overhead sketch with roof lantern idea.
One design concept showing internal patio and decking mix.
Design concept with initial layout ideas.
Exterior view into the covered area.
Houzz picture of inspiration with wooden slat roofing and walls.
Thank you for any ideas you propose.
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Comments (6)At least it’s all inches - we sometimes get a mix of inches and centimetres ( and evening millimetres too ) on some survey sheets we get back when we are designing with clients - we don’t mind as we can soon work it all out and check it adds up ! Lots of options for a space if this sort of size - if you want some ideas - click on my icon or name to have a look at some of the plans on our pro page, as a starting point !...See MoreJonathan Lightbody
3 years agoJonathan
3 years agoI think I would rather see a wall of greenery and hedge than a solid wall with high window
Jonathan
3 years agoIf you put the TV over the fire it makes furniture placement easier. I also liked the infra red heater in the ceiling of one picture.
Jonathan Lightbody
3 years agoThanks Jonathan, this layout does provoke thought and makes me wonder how we might be able to do it when all things are considered. The attached pics show the air source heating units which need at least 75cm space all round them, and the pics show the area behind the garage a bit better. These air source are right where your plan shows the exit door; but that door could be placed on the TV/fireplace wall and extend storage....
(it's a right mess at the mo!)
Grey garage door at front of the house. Bins and air source heating at the side of the garage (along with a pile of patio stone and rubbish). The proposed front store room (see architect drawings) is to be where the bins are. The large store room is proposed to be beyond the air source heat units.
Back of the garage. This is the wall where the bar is initially proposed to be and the exit to the store room.
Back of the garage - the whole area for the proposed store room (along the far fenceline), and covered courtyard.
Jonathan