Tanglewood
Tanglewood is the company in Maryland that is fabricating my greenhouse and other glassed-in areas. It all started with the greenhouse-style structure at the entry, an idea I got from an English greenhouse/conservatory company's advertisement. In reality it was probably off the rear of the house, but I thought it was a unique way to come in from the weather before hitting the front door. We refer to it as the conservatory--but I like to think of it as something much more casual. Then there's the breezeway, a transition hall from the family room to the garage and the southern garden. It has a slanted glass roof and greenhouse-like doors at each end. And finally a glass-covered patio that will still be open-air between the 6 foot walls and the glass ceiling.
It's funny to me that from California I envisioned Oregon as being dark and gloomy in the rainy season. I grew up in Seattle and never felt that true, so I don't know why I projected that onto Portland. But that's what the glass structures grew from. They will of course, be a nice respite from the rain, but all my other windows will definitely let in enough natural light for the house not to feel gloomy. The only room I wonder about is the family room, which has no unobscured windows of its own. But I do love lamp lighting!
Here are some shop photos Tanglewood sent. Some of each structure is wood, and some is metal. I had originally thought I wanted more metal = more casual, but because a couple of these rooms are conditioned, we need more insulating than just metal and glass would provide.
These are other progress photos.
And what looks like the framework of the conservatory or the greenhouse.
It's funny to me that from California I envisioned Oregon as being dark and gloomy in the rainy season. I grew up in Seattle and never felt that true, so I don't know why I projected that onto Portland. But that's what the glass structures grew from. They will of course, be a nice respite from the rain, but all my other windows will definitely let in enough natural light for the house not to feel gloomy. The only room I wonder about is the family room, which has no unobscured windows of its own. But I do love lamp lighting!
Here are some shop photos Tanglewood sent. Some of each structure is wood, and some is metal. I had originally thought I wanted more metal = more casual, but because a couple of these rooms are conditioned, we need more insulating than just metal and glass would provide.
These peaks and arches are at the entry, the breezeway doors, and the greenhouse.
These are other progress photos.
And what looks like the framework of the conservatory or the greenhouse.
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