A garden building is a structure built in a

garden A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The single feature identifying even the wildest wild garden is ''control''. The garden can incorporate bot ...

, frontyard or

backyard A backyard, or back yard (known in the United Kingdom as a back garden or just garden), is a Yard (land), yard at the back of a house, common in suburban developments in the Western world. It is typically a residential garden located at the ...

. Such structures include: * Alcove, a small recessed opening in a wall * Arbor, a type of pergola *

Arcade Arcade most often refers to: * Arcade game, a coin-operated video, pinball, electro-mechanical, redemption, etc., game ** Arcade video game, a coin-operated video game ** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade video game's hardware ** Arcad ...

, a series of adjoining arches *

Arch An arch is a curved vertical structure spanning an open space underneath it. Arches may support the load above them, or they may perform a purely decorative role. As a decorative element, the arch dates back to the 4th millennium BC, but stru ...

, curved vertical structure with an open space underneath it * Archway, a passage under an arch or series of arches * Bengal cottage, Danish hut, et cetera * Berceau, Italianised a
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a shaded resting place with no walls and roof made up of only a framework, variant of pergola * Bower, a dwelling or lean-to shelter, also known as a variation of a pergola *

Casina Casina ( ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Reggio Emilia, in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about west of Bologna and about southwest of Reggio Emilia. The municipality of Casina contains the ''frazioni'' (su ...

, an architectural form often resembling small classical temples and follies * Casita, structure detached from a house with a main room with a kitchenette and a bathroomWhat is a Casita and Why You Want One? , Lowcountry Home Magazine
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Colonnade In classical architecture, a colonnade is a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building. Paired or multiple pairs of columns are normally employed in a colonnade which can be straight or curv ...

, a long sequence of

column A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member ...

s joined by their

entablature An entablature (; nativization of Italian , from "in" and "table") is the superstructure of moldings and bands which lies horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals. Entablatures are major elements of classical architecture, and ...

, either free-standing or part of a building *

Cloister A cloister (from Latin , "enclosure") is a covered walk, open gallery, or open Arcade (architecture), arcade running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle (architecture), quadrangle or garth. The attachment of a cloister to a cat ...

, a covered walkway around a garden with an open gallery, providing shelter from sun and rain *

Cabana A cabana is a type of shelter often found near beaches or pools. A cabana can be used to relax in the shade or change clothes. A cabana bathroom is a bathroom attached to a building or a house that is commonly used by swimmers and beachgoers. ...

, a type of shelter often found near beaches or pools, for instance used for relaxing in the shade or changing clothes *

Folly In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings. Eighteenth-cent ...

, a building constructed primarily for decoration or aesthetic pleasure *

Garden office A garden office is an office in a garden outbuilding. This is usually separate to a house, being used as a dedicated office space by a remote worker or by a home-based business. Overview In the UK, planning permission is not normally needed for a ...

, a structure separated from a house, in similar in size and construction to a garden shed, but used as an office space (see also

Cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filin ...

) *

Gazebo A gazebo is a pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal or Gun turret, turret-shaped, often built in a park, garden, or spacious public area. Some are used on occasions as bandstands. In British English, the word is also used for a tent-like can ...

, a type of pavilion, sometimes octagonal or turret-shaped, often built in a park, garden, or spacious public area *

Gloriette A gloriette (from the 12th-century French meaning "little room") is a building in a garden erected on a site that is elevated with respect to the surroundings. The structural execution and shape can vary greatly, often in the form of a pavili ...

, garden building placed on a site that is elevated with respect to the surroundings, varying in greatly in execution, for example in the form of a pavilion *

Greenhouse A greenhouse is a structure that is designed to regulate the temperature and humidity of the environment inside. There are different types of greenhouses, but they all have large areas covered with transparent materials that let sunlight pass an ...

, structure designed to regulate the temperature and humidity of the environment inside * Grillkota, Sámi or Scandinavian grillhouses with seating centred around an open wood or charcoal-fired grill *

Kiosk Historically, a kiosk () was a small garden pavilion open on some or all sides common in Iran, Persia, the Indian subcontinent, and in the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century onward. Today, several examples of this type of kiosk still exist ...

, traditionally a small garden pavilion open on some or all sides *

Loggia In architecture, a loggia ( , usually , ) is a covered exterior Long gallery, gallery or corridor, often on an upper level, sometimes on the ground level of a building. The corridor is open to the elements because its outer wall is only parti ...

, a small garden structure or house built on the roof of a residence, open on one or more sides, to enjoy cooling winds and the view *

Nymphaeum A ''nymphaeum'' (Latin : ''nymphaea'') or ''nymphaion'' (), in ancient Greece and Rome, was a monument consecrated to the nymphs, especially those of springs. These monuments were originally natural grottoes, which tradition assigned as habit ...

, monuments in ancient Greece and Rome consecrated to the mythologic nymphs, especially those of springs, and sometimes arranged as to furnish a supply of water *

Orangery An orangery or orangerie is a room or dedicated building, historically where orange and other fruit trees are protected during the winter, as a large form of greenhouse or conservatory. In the modern day an orangery could refer to either ...

, a type of greenhouse or conservatory for fruit trees *

Pavilion In architecture, ''pavilion'' has several meanings; * It may be a subsidiary building that is either positioned separately or as an attachment to a main building. Often it is associated with pleasure. In palaces and traditional mansions of Asia ...

, small and often symmetrical building used for relaxation, and can either be separated or attached to a main building *

Pergola A pergola is most commonly used as an outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway, or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support crossbeams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are t ...

, outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway or sitting area *

Ramada Ramada is a large American multinational hotel chain owned by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. As of December 31, 2022, it operates 851 hotels with 120,344 rooms across 63 countries under the Ramada brand. Name The ''Ramada'' name derives from th ...

, a shelter equipped with a roof but no walls, or only partially enclosed. *

Rotunda A rotunda () is any roofed building with a circular ground plan, and sometimes covered by a dome. It may also refer to a round room within a building (an example being the one below the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.). ...

, a roofed building with a circular ground plan, sometimes covered by a dome *

Shadow house Shadow House, also known as Ivy Vale and Sunnyside Plantation, is a historic plantation house near the village of Dubberly in Webster Parish, Louisiana. The house is the oldest wooden structure in North Louisiana and is listed on the National Regi ...

, for example a gazebo or pavilion *

Shed A shed is typically a simple, single-storey (though some sheds may have two or more stories and or a loft) roofed structure, often used for storage, for hobby, hobbies, or as a workshop, and typically serving as outbuilding, such as in a bac ...

, modest outbuilding used for shelter or storage *

Sylvan theater A sylvan theater—sometimes called a greenery theater () (also spelt theatre, see British and American spelling differences, spelling differences)—is a type of Outdoor theatre, outdoor theater situated in a wooded (sylvan) setting. Often ador ...

, an outdoor theater situated in a wooded garden setting, with seating on the grass, often adorned with classical motifs like columns or statues and greenery

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