TG Escapes Blog
The latest articles from the TG Escapes team. Read on to keep up to date on the latest innovations and stories in the world of modular eco-building for education and business.
Add more value to your home in your own back garden
The fluctuating housing market is a challenge for any homeowner and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find new and innovative ways to increase the value of your home. A good kitchen and bathroom are always top of the value checklist but more homeowners are...
Form Following Function in Environmental Architecture
Architecture is only beautiful so far as it is consistent with natural forms and landscapes. In his essay 'Form Following Function in Environmental Architecture,' Gabriel Sistare, a writer and editor, considers how architecture is necessarily restricted by the...
Five questions to ask your garden room designer
Starting a garden room project from scratch can leave you asking a lot of questions... Will that hill get in the way? Who do I need to contact about planning permission? How can I make sure I’m making the most of the sunshine? It’s your garden and your home so...
Garden Rooms vs. Conservatories & Extensions
It’s not breaking news that homeowners are running out of space. Families are getting larger and new homes are becoming smaller. Rather than moving somewhere bigger, more and more people are choosing to make the most of the space they do have available and creating...
Nurtured By Nature – The Importance of Making the Environment Accessible to All
This week, the attention of the media has once again been turned to Government Funding after the Educational Watchdog, OFSTED, expressed concern that the ‘Pupil Premium’ funding scheme that is designed to support disadvantaged students, is failing to have the desired...
Exploring the Eco Schools Show
The sun has come out for us at the Eco Schools Show in Sheffield today. We're here at stand 19 promoting our eco classrooms and this morning we gave a workshop on Outdoor Learning and Environmental Citizenship. Throughout the day we've been exploring the rest of the...
Some kind words
We would like to thank one of our customers Katie Kelk for her kind words the other month. "I just wanted to take the opportunity to say how very pleased we have been with everything related to the planning and construction of our office. The guys working on it -...
Saving Space with The Garden Escape
Recent research carried out by the Royal Institute of British Architects has suggested that new houses are far too small. Many Britons are beginning to find that their new builds don’t have space to store everything they need and still have room to relax. There have...
A Garden Office can be the perfect working space
Some good tips here at Home Designing for creating an inspiring work space at home. A garden room can provide the solution to a stressful and expensive commute saving you money, time and even your sanity. We think that a dedicated space in the outdoors makes a good...
Benefits of outdoor play
There are many benefits to outdoor play. According to research (Fjortoft 2004; Burdette and Whitaker 2005), children who play outdoors regularly: Become fitter and leaner Develop stronger immune systems Have more active imaginations Have lower stress levels Play more...
Dickleburgh children inspired by nature
We asked Dickleburgh Pre-School Chairman Molly Ball about the benefit of their new space to the children. We recently completed an extension for her school which we had originally designed a building for in April 2010.She told us of the impact on the children’s...
How the space you are in affects the way you feel
Scientific American writes on How Room Designs Affect Your Work and Mood. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/building-around-the-mind/ We came across this interesting article again recently. It is all about how the space you are in has a big influence on how...