Sunroom

Design:
– Attached sunrooms are typically made of transparent tempered glazing or wood, aluminum, or PVC frames.
– Frosted glass or glass block can be used for privacy.
– Screens are essential in a Florida room.
– Jalousie windows are common features.
– Integrated sunrooms have many windows and climate controls.

Technologies:
– In the 1960s, professional companies developed affordable systems to enclose patios or decks.
– Patio rooms initially had lightweight roof panels and single pane glass.
– Advancements brought insulated glass and vinyl-wood composite framework.
– Specialized blinds and curtains, some electrically operated, have been developed.
– Specialized flooring, like radiant heat, can be adapted for sunrooms.

See also:
– Arizona room.
– Conservatory (greenhouse).
– Observation car.
– Porch.
– Smart glass.

Notes:
– “12 Sunrooms That Are Bright and Welcoming,” Architectural Digest, May 2010.
– Photo Gallery: Beautiful Sunrooms,” Canadian House & Home.
– “Passive Solar Sun Room,” Green Passive Solar Magazine.
– “Sunroom Technologies,” Summer House 24.

References:
– “Sunrooms and Sunspaces,” US Department of Energy.
– “Passive Solar Room,” Ecolution, 1997.

Sunroom (Wikipedia)

"Sun lounge" redirects here. For the streamlined sleeper-lounge car, see Sun Lounge (railcar). For the outdoor furniture, see Sunlounger. For the American rock band, see Sun Room.

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A sunroom, also frequently called a solarium (and sometimes a "Florida room", "garden conservatory", "garden room", "patio room", "sun parlor", "sun porch", "three season room" or "winter garden"), is a room that permits abundant daylight and views of the landscape while sheltering from adverse weather. Sunroom and solarium have the same denotation: solarium is Latin for "place of sun[light]". Solaria of various forms have been erected throughout European history. Currently, the sunroom or solarium is popular in Europe, Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Sunrooms may feature passive solar building design to heat and illuminate them.

In Great Britain, which has a long history of formal conservatories, a small conservatory is sometimes denominated a "sunroom". In gardening, a garden room is a secluded and partly enclosed outside space within a garden that creates a room-like effect.