If enclosing, raise and level floor, Raise the ceiling if you can, insulate all around including ceiling , install electric and cable outlets in "outer" walls, use heavy duty solar reflecting insulated windows if facing sunny direction, include as part of central air system, consider "can" ceiling lights, and expect to add sun shades if facing sunny direction. Consider using several screened slider windows to open in the Spring and Fall and add French doors opening to the lanai to isolate it from the rest of the house when the windows are open or to create an "isolated media room from the rest of the house.
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