阳光房就其用料及制造方法可分为五个发展阶段：一是纯木结构的阳光房，二是纯钢结构的阳光房，三是铝幕墙结构的阳光房，四是钢铝结构的阳光房。
Sunshine houses can be divided into five development stages based on their materials and manufacturing methods: first, pure wood structure sunshine houses; second, pure steel structure sunshine houses; third, aluminum curtain wall structure sunshine houses; and fourth, steel aluminum structure sunshine houses.
1 在哥伦布发现新大陆后，工业革命前，诸多热带植物花卉及水果进入欧洲，欧洲的气候寒冷无法适应它的生产，而欧洲的皇宫贵族非常喜欢享受这种东西，所以皇家的能工巧匠们建造了一些温室以满足贵族们的需求。后来人们发现这些温室由于充满阳光、充满绿色所以它不仅可以作为温室养殖热带作物，并且能够形成一个休闲、娱乐、家庭聚会及工作室的一个特殊空间。
After Columbus discovered the New World and before the Industrial Revolution, many tropical plants, flowers, and fruits entered Europe. The cold climate in Europe was not suitable for its production, and the nobles in Europe enjoyed this kind of thing very much. Therefore, the skilled craftsmen of the royal family built some warm rooms to meet the needs of the nobles. Later, it was discovered that these greenhouses were filled with sunlight and greenery, so they could not only serve as greenhouses for breeding tropical crops, but also create a special space for leisure, entertainment, family gatherings, and studios.
2第一次工业革命后，18世纪伦敦世博会，英国为了展示其工业发达程度建造了一个占地8万平方米的展览馆。其主角是纯钢结构的玻璃建筑，是早期钢结构阳光房的颠峰之作。在这个阶段钢材的大量生产运用，使早期阳光房的覆盖面进一步扩大。我们可以在美国故事片《音乐之声》《时光机器》等影片中找到钢结构阳光房。
After the First Industrial Revolution, at the 18th century London World Expo, Britain built an exhibition hall covering an area of 80000 square meters to showcase its industrial development. The protagonist is a pure steel structured glass building, which is the pinnacle of early steel structured sunrooms. At this stage, the large-scale production and application of steel further expanded the coverage of early sunrooms. We can find steel structure sunrooms in American feature films such as The Sound of Music and The Time Machine.