Orangery - The modern conservatory

People have actively been utilising orangeries as far back as the 15th century. These orangeries were primarily used as a means for growing fruit and other plants. The orangery was pretty much like your average greenhouse is now-a-days. It was used as a means to protect fruits and plants from outside pests and harsh weather conditions.

These beautiful buildings first began being used in Northern Europe in the 1700s. Although the actual design of the orangery was released during the Renaissance period in Italy. Its peak of popularity was in the 1800s, when people began to catch on to using the structure basically for cultivating different plants.

The name orangery is a reflection of the original use of the building. The building was first utilised as a means to provide protection for citrus trees from harsh winters and sweltering summers. A century after the orangeries were introduced people found out that they could be used for more than the basic citrus trees, they began to utilise them for all their plants that they wanted to protect.

Orangeries have increasingly grown in popularity over the past centuries and are now considered as the modern conservatory. The original definition for the orangery has dissipated; people presently refer to them as a large transparent building with a glass roof.

Many people adamantly attach the orangery to their main house with the rooms are often times used for an additional luxurious room for normal activities. Many use these rooms as extra living space, their own personal office, or their private getaways. Although an extremely large percentage of people will still utilise the room for plants.

Orangeries are not constructed with the same materials as in times gone by when they were basically used as a greenhouse. Many people from centuries earlier built these infrastructures with stone in order to ensure their stability. Today the orangeries are constructed from aluminium.

Today's orangeries, create the features of a traditional room addition and give you the feeling that you are experiencing life through glass. You are allowed to take in the pieces of nature that many people miss out on. They help you create a feeling that you are in the nature and surrounded by the whirling winds and bustling storms without truly being out in them.

An orangery brings the joy of a conservatory and the decadence of European culture together into one brilliant room. To view our portfolio or request your free brochure click here.