Gaudi inspired Summerhouse

After looking around for the weirdest and wonderful summer house around I recently came across a one that was built by John from Newcastle Upon Tyne and is truly different from anything else I've ever seen.

John was inspired by works of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi, American architect Louis Sullivan, and Russian architect Gavril Baranovski.

John first designed the summerhouse by creating a clay model of the summer house, then after ten months and just under £5,000, he finally turned his vision into a reality and completed his summer house masterpiece.

John even made all of the windows used in the summerhouse by hand, which included creating a large stained-glass window which was based on a Sullivan window that can be found in The Merchants Bank in Grinnell Iowa, which first opened in 1915.

John built the walls using 110mm thick concrete breeze blocks together with brickwork on concrete foundations.

The roof was made from 19 pre-fabricated plywood beams and a staggering 15,000 laths in order to get the curved affect. The surface was then concreted on using chicken wire, then the whole roof was covered with old ceramic tiles.

The ceiling and floor were then covered with old tiles, and the internal walls were plastered and painted.

Rather than fitting the summerhouse with a guttering system, John dug out an underground drainage system, while hooking the building up with electricity to provide lighting and heating.

If you have, or know somebody that has a unique summerhouse, write to us and let us know the details so it can be featured on the site!