Segun and Jade live in the Home Counties with their family and – like many of our clients – were looking for a Garden Room so that Segun could work from home.

But – unlike many of our clients – Segun is a Screen Nation Awards nominated composer who writes and produces music scores for film, documentaries and and TV, including three seasons of Doctor Who.

Just getting the Garden Room materials in to lay in the electrics and plumbing presented a challenge, because Segun and Jade’s house is on a very steep hill and only has access through one doorway via the garage. As soon as we began planning the Garden Room it was clear that the whole garden would need to be landscaped.

The garden is also on a steep slope and consisted of old concrete patios, overgrown paths and low fencing – not conducive to privacy or impressing visiting clients.

So before we began the digging, we re-sited the greenhouse and shed, then excavated and laid two patios – one outside the house and the other next to the garden room – and linked them together with a stepped pathway and terraced planting beds using wooden sleepers.

Around the lower patio we built recessed seating, rendered the old wall and topped it with new trellis, and installed close board fencing around the upper part of the garden to provide privacy as the family move between the house and the studio. Electric lights line the pathways for safety, security and aesthetic effect.

This was a big job with a big brief, but with plenty of forward planning, a can-do attitude and close collaboration, we delivered a project that has delighted Segun and Jade. Click here to see the Garden Recording Studio we built.