Extensions

25:8 Architecture + Urban Design adds “bird wing” extension to Ottawa house

December 28, 2023 Kate Mazade 0

Canadian studio 25:8 Architecture + Urban Design has added a cedar-clad extension with a shape informed by birds in flight to a house in Ottawa. Named Ferndale Flightdeck, the 400-square foot (37-square metre) extension holds a recreation room, yoga studio, home office and a rooftop observation deck that allows the owners to watch birds in

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John Ellway updates Brisbane cottage with staggered extension and gardens

December 23, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

A series of small gardens designed to “encourage play and movement” breaks up Hopscotch House, a cottage in Brisbane with an extension by local studio John Ellway. Situated on a low-rise estate in the suburb of Woolloongabba, the project leaves the original building and its relationship to the street largely untouched, instead extending backwards to fill

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Paolo Cossu Architects showcases art collection in London terrace renovation

December 13, 2023 Betty Owoo 0

Muted tones and textured material finishes define the spaces of this mid-terrace Georgian home in north London, overhauled by local studio Paolo Cossu Architects. Named Nelson Terrace, the renovation and extension in the Colebrook Row conservation area of Islington showcases the contemporary art and furniture collection of its client. Commissioned by a young fashion designer,

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Paolo Cossu Architects showcases art collection in London terrace renovation

December 13, 2023 Betty Owoo 0

Muted tones and textured material finishes define the spaces of this mid-terrace Georgian home in north London, overhauled by local studio Paolo Cossu Architects. Named Nelson Terrace, the renovation and extension in the Colebrook Row conservation area of Islington showcases the contemporary art and furniture collection of its client. Commissioned by a young fashion designer,

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Will Gamble Architects draws on desert modernism for London extension

December 12, 2023 Katie Last 0

British studio Will Gamble Architects used natural materials throughout Palm Springs, a glazed extension to the back of a Grade II-listed house in north London. Located in a conservation area, the extension is informed by desert modernism, a style that emerged in Palm Springs during the mid-20th century. Nodding to the clients’ ties to California,

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Proctor & Shaw tops London home extension with serrated zinc roof

December 10, 2023 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio Proctor & Shaw has topped a home extension with a steeply-angled roof clad with red pigmented zinc in East Dulwich, London. Home to a family of seven, Proctor & Shaw designed the project as an extension to an existing Edwardian house, extending the ground-floor kitchen and dining room. In order to restrict potential

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Neil Dusheiko Architects revamps London terrace to bring owner “closer to nature”

December 8, 2023 Katie Last 0

A green wall and a charred-timber extension define House of the Elements, a Victorian home in London renovated by local studio Neil Dusheiko Architects. Intended to mimic a “spa-like retreat”, the Peckham home was remodelled to brighten its dark, closed-off interior and help bring nature in. While opening up its interior to the outside, Neil

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Video reveals Austin guesthouse perched above existing family bungalow

November 21, 2023 Sonia Singh 0

This exclusive video produced by Dezeen features The Perch, architect Nicole Blair’s elevated house extension in Austin, which was designed to maximise living space. As its name suggests, the structure is perched just two feet above the roof of the existing home to minimise disturbance to the residence below. Blair clad the guesthouse in weathering-steel

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Polysmiths refurbishes Walden basement flat to evoke woodland cabin

November 18, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Architecture studio Polysmiths has redesigned a basement apartment in north London to feel like a “cabin in the woods”, surrounding its sunken living area with lush planting. Named Walden after the novel by naturalist Henry David Thoreau, the apartment in Tufnell Park required refurbishing after being left vacant and damaged due to flash flooding. By

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ISM Architecten expands modernist house BEEV with rooftop volume

November 10, 2023 Betty Owoo 0

A modernist house originally designed by Belgian architect Paul Neefs has undergone a restoration by architecture studio ISM Architecten in the town of Beerse, Belgium. Named BEEV, the home has been reconfigured and extended to enhance its functionality and efficiency while preserving its original design from 1967. ISM Architecten’s intervention sees the addition of a rooftop

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