Project brief: To produce a children's playhouse emulating our clients Victorian Gothic Revival home built circa 1900. Little Lodge, commissioned for a well known Norfolk family, was designed to include key features of the main house, including the porch and two magnificent gables. To provide as much internal space and headroom as possible, we have employed the use of a structural valley.
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It is constructed with a marine plywood outer skin with Oak claddings, insulated redwood core, and internal play lining. Doors, windows, stairs and floors are in Oak with Cedar shingles to the roofs. All architectural detailing is in Oak.
Little Lodge has 1.2m headroom to ground floor up to 1.8m at first floor, with 8.5m² of total floor space. It has 12 volt electric lighting (mains fed and transformed down) and is insulated, with electric heating for use all year round - cool in summer and warm in winter.
Being fully furnished, it sleeps four in comfort although the bathroom can become a little crowded!
"When Flights of Fantasy built Little Lodge, we had no idea what an important part it was to become of our family life. Weekends revolve around much looked forward to sleepovers for our son and his friends - we love it and spend a lot of happy time playing in it." Our Valued client, owner of Little Lodge.
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