Squirrel Design also specialises in creating beautiful ground based garden lodges, garden cabins and hideaways. Our garden buildings have a multitude of uses: workspace, garden studio, garden office, summerhouse or playhouse, forest school outdoor classroom, nature watch cabin, extra living space or just simply a peaceful space to retreat to.

The style and quality of our garden buildings and hideaways remains the same as for all of our projects – children’s tree houses through to the garden lodges. They are natural, durable, carefully designed and constructed, and sympathetic to their surroundings. The best compliment that we are often paid is that, at the end of the build process, our garden buildings “look as if they have always been there”.

A Squirrel Design Garden Lodge or Garden Hideaway will be specifically designed to match your exact needs, and may include any, or all, of the following:

• Plenty of natural light provided by using large windows and/or double doors – manufactured by window specialists. Single or double glazed
• Variety of external cladding options: e.g. waney edge, feather edge, straight sawn board, using either treated softwood, cedar, larch or even oak – all from sustainable sources
• Cedar shingles on the roof (other options can be discussed – slate tiles, oak shakes)
• Optional covered balcony area
• Insulation, with a sheep’s wool option
• Internally finished to a high standard, a variety of materials available.
• Optional light/power fitting
• Adaptable to flat or sloping ground
• Access steps designed to suit your preference and suitability to the site
• Optional guttering
• Other eco technology options can be discussed e.g. solar panels, wind turbines, composting loo.

As with any of our tree house projects, planning permission requirements would need to be discussed, but do contact us to find out more.