Our customer Jeanie, a fitness instructor, was looking to create a fitness & gym space for her own business as well as her husband, an ex international rugby player & country cricketer who now finds himself suffering from MS and really values the ability to do regular physical activity. We made the most of the compact patio and built a 2m x 3.6m garden studio which complemented their home and surroundings perfectly. The Astana studio model featured clean, neat lines. Externally we clad the studio in ToughWood on the back and side with a custom silver grey shade. The front of the studio was clad in Western red cedar but we were able to match the grey stain to the ToughWood for a consistent finish. It’s important when designing compact size garden rooms that you still allow sufficient lighting so we installed 1.8m uPVC french doors with pleated blinds for privacy. We also featured a 600mm by 600mm top-hung uPVC window also with pleated blinds to maximise the light within the studio. As the studio was designed to be a fitness suite we installed a 1.8 by 1.2m gym mirror for them. Internally we installed LED spotlights and 4 double plug pockets. We also installed a cat 5 internet cable and socket, running from the studio to the router in the house to enable them to have internet within the studio. So the gym can comfortably be used all year around we included underfloor heating with a digital thermostat. It was then plastered finished and painted with two coats of white emulsion and features a 12mm laminate flooring.