Garden Architecture
Offices, Leisure Rooms, Retreats, Treehouses
'The Pod' Floor Plan & Specification
Size: 2.9m diameter internally at the widest point x 2.5m to top of dome.
Walls:
- Curved plywood structural box with encapsulated fibreglass insulation, plasterboard finish internally on high performance foil insulation and vapour barrier to a standard that exceeds current building regulations.
- Fully plastered and decorated after installation, so no visible internal jointing strips.
External cladding:
- Western Red Cedar shingles, blue label grade, on breathable waterproof membrane on battens.
- Cedar shingles are available treated or untreated.
Glazing:
1.0m diameter hinged double skin polycarbonate roof dome to maximise natural light and ventilation.
- Double glazed stainless steel porthole window.
Electrics:
- 8nr Dimmable spotlights
- Concealed background mood lighting, seperately switched from spotlights.
- 3nr 13amp Power outlets (these can be extended below the desk using the cable management to provide more outlets.)
- Electric panel heater
- Consumer Unit with MCB’s for power and lighting. (Connection to the house or mains supply is not included – we recommend that an RCD is fiited to the supply end of the incoming SWA cable)
- Data outlet for connection of phone lines
- Smoke alarm
- Fused spur or socket for connection of a security alarm)
Desk:
- An ergonomic semicircular desk, 700mm deep and an effective curved length of 3.1m, finished in a range of ‘Marmoleum® Real’ colours to the customers choice, with 2 cable grommets in the top and cable management below. (To see the full range of available Marmoleum® Real and Dual colours, go to http://www.marmoleum.co.uk/Default.aspx?MenuId=32
- Bespoke drawer units and hardwood wood veneered desktops are available by special request.
Floor:
- Suspended timber floor with 70mm fibreglass insulation and high performance quilt.
- Floor covering is generally not included, as this enables customers to choose to suit their own requirements. However, we can provide fitted carpet if required. We recommend that carpet is fitted with underlay to improve comfort and acoustics.
Foundations:
- Concrete pads or steel posts, dependant on ground conditions.
Door:
- Top hinged gullwing door, with gas strut assistance
- Push handles and deadlock.
Please note that we are continually developing and improving the specifications, and these may therefore be subject to change.