Outbuilding Design - Outbuildings London

Looking for outbuilding design in London? GBS Architectural has a team of experienced architectural designers with a passion for bespoke experiences with a wealth of knowledge.

Whether it’s a garden office, a home gym, a games room the possibilities are almost endless when it comes to what an outbuilding can offer you and your home. In terms of outbuilding design again the possibilities are almost endless, owing to their nature of being detached from the host property there is usually a lot of flexibility when it comes to their external look, as with extensions there are permitted development rights in place that will allow you to potentially design and construct an outbuilding without formal planning permission.

If you’re thinking about an outbuilding project or you’re unsure about how to go about your outbuilding design, take a read of the below to get you started on your journey.

What Makes Great Outbuilding Design?

Unfortunately, as with most aspects of the architectural industry, there is an equal number of examples of great outbuilding design and poor outbuilding design.

Part of the issue here is that whilst the adoption of permitted development rights allows for quick and easy outbuilding construction it also takes away the local authority’s opportunity to review the outbuilding design and ensure that the project is of a quality that is suitable to be approved.

It is vital that for great outbuilding design that a holistic view is taken on the project, whilst it may look like a ‘box at the bottom of the garden’ it absolutely isn’t, it is a detached extension of the home and therefore we need to look at the outbuilding design from an internal and external point of view. Ensuring that the outbuilding ‘connects’ to the home and to the garden is key to great outbuilding design.

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