The Development of Conservatories Over Time
In fact, this additional space has become a trend over the years because of several reasons.
Aside from adding extra space for the house, it is also a great avenue for conducting different family activities.
Even more, its appearance itself is already stylish enough that it can add glamour to the entire house.
But before it became as the conservatory that we know nowadays, it started out as something that is far from the one that we see today.
By the time it started, it is just a storage room built to provide shelter for exotic plants that needs protection from the extreme climate.
As its name entails, a conservatory can be considered as a storage area.
From the word "conserve", the conservatory's purpose was basically to conserve plants.
This structure started to gain its popularity during the 17th century.
During this time, conservatories are made out of stone structure and serve the purpose similar to that of a greenhouse.
As people bring in exotic plants from their trips, they used conservatories to preserve the plant and keep it away from harmful climate.
Other than that, it was also used to display the plants.
Most importantly, even back then, the conservatories were already seen as comfort zone and stylish structure (though it was not reflective as it is today).
More improvements to conservatories took place after 1845.
During this year, the taxes for glass and glass products were lowered.
Due to this, people during the time had the luxury to make use of glass as the roof and wall of their own conservatory.
This became the start of the conservatories that we see today.
The greatest inspiration for such conservatory was the Crystal Palace which was built on 1851.
This huge conservatory made use of pure glass from wall to roof.
It served as a mammoth exhibit arena back then.
But it was damaged in the year 1936 due o fire.
Still, the impact of the structure was great enough that most conservatories nowadays are built with glasses or glass-like materials.
More development to the structure and appearance of conservatories were further done as the years passed by.
At the present, the development of a stronger and lighter material like the polycarbonate enables most conservatories to be purely made out of glass-like material.
Additionally, there have also been improvements on the insulation system that made it possible for owners to make use of their conservatory all-year round.
Other than these, there are also some easy-to-assemble buildings kits.
Lastly, construction of conservatories has become affordable and accessible for most families.
With all these, the popularity of such structure has even gone up compared from its fame from before.
The development of conservatories over time is really remarkable.
From the concept of being a storage room from the past, it has evolved to be a very useful space.
It is even made more stylish and appealing that its addition to any house is really a great factor.