ORANGERY CONSERVATORY
The name Orangery Conservatory is really a misnomer brought about by the fusion of conservatory and orangery designs. A conservatory is characterised by including a greater area of glass than in an orangery of similar size, while an orangery will have a flat roof area and include one or more roof lanterns set within it.
An orangery will almost certainly be built on a brick parapet wall while a conservatory can be built on a similar wall or be glazed to the ground.
But of course sometimes a building can be glazed to the ground and have a flat roof area with roof lanterns inset. In this instance you have an orangery-influenced conservatory or a conservatory-influenced orangery!
The design does have practical advantages in some situations. Often it is necessary to have easy access to upper windows in a property to meet safety regulations and this can be achieved if there is a flat roof. And a flat roof will also provide more privacy from any windows above.
If you would like to know more about how the designs of Conservatories and Orangeries developed we recommend you read The History of the Conservatory and The History of the Orangery
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