AOC's Forest House extension features natural materials that "invite the wild in"

Gillian Lambert and Geoff Shearcroft of architecture firm AOC used a palette of tactile materials and clashing colours to add personality to this extension that wraps around the side and rear of their Victorian house in north London.

Lambert and Shearcroft, who are directors of AOC, had lived in the Forest House in the borough of Waltham Forest for four years before finalising plans to renovate and extend the property to better suit the needs of their family.

Forest House is a north London Victorian home that was extended by AOC

The couple appreciated the intimacy of the semi-detached house's well-proportioned rooms but wanted to introduce a sense of joy and a connection to the time they spend in nearby Epping Forest.

A single-storey garage was removed to make room for the extension, which contains a series of connected living spaces that wrap around the side and rear of the house.

The extension houses living areas including a mezzanine studio

At the front of the house, the new addition features a palette of white bricks and red pre-cast concrete lintels that invert the appearance of the existing Victorian building.

The extension allows for a triple-height space at the heart of the home, which contains a mezzanine studio overlooking a garden room, with an attic room above.

The extension allowed for triple-height spaces

"The stacked floors of the wraparound extension support family life by providing different spatial characters for different uses within one shared space," the architects said.

The new living areas are designed to bring a sense of freedom to the home, with a rich palette of colours and materials contributing to the property's playful character.

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Existing bomb-damaged brick walls and exposed blockwork create an external feel inside the main space.

Natural colours, including blue-painted steel and green joinery, emphasise the connection with the garden, forest and sky, which are visible through large openings.

The influence of the forest informed the height of the room and the placement of windows around the space, which ensures light enters from different directions.

Large square windows frame views out to the garden

Wood is used throughout the project in the form of Douglas fir, spruce ply and cork bark. Lengths of hazel are woven to form an unusual natural cladding solution for the rear extension.

"The rear of the house, with long views over neighbouring gardens to the forest, is clad in woven hazel, its provisional nature seeming to invite the wild in," the architects added.

"A concrete plinth, cast against the cladding to extend its texture, provides a robust base and bench."

Different textural materials were used throughout the extension

The living space is dominated by a stacked, totem-like structure comprising the fridge, wine rack and a curved balustrade lining the mezzanine.

According to Lambert and Shearcroft, this expressive element creates "a distinct, benign figure around which the family's life evolves."

The project features on the shortlist for the Don't Move, Improve! 2022 awards, which was won by London studio Archmongers for its "playful refurbishment" of a home on Dulwich Estate.

The rear of the extension was wrapped in wood

AOC has its office in east London and is headed by Lambert, Shearcroft and fellow director, Tom Coward. The architects describe themselves as "agents of change", with a mission to create "designs that are useful valuable and joyful."

The studio has previously completed a community centre in south London clad in herringbone-patterned brickwork and an interactive gallery space at London's Wellcome Collection museum featuring a grand stairway lined with cushions.

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Delve Architects adds miniature art gallery to South London home

Local studio Delve Architects has extended a terraced home in south London by adding a brick-lined kitchen designed to be easily transformed into the Ivanhoe Gallery exhibition space for displaying work by local artists.

Commissioned by Katherine Oliver, founder of Oliver Projects consultancy and "nomadic gallery" that specialises in promoting the work of south London artists, the extension was designed to both improve the house and double as an exhibition space.

Delve Architects added a brick extension to a South London home

Requiring additional space for a family of five in the three-storey home, Delve Architects was commissioned to create an adaptable space at the rear of the house.

"Covering residential, cultural, retrofit, improving performance and quality detailing, Ivanhoe Gallery really sums up a lot of what we love to do as architects with home projects at Delve," said director Ed Martin.

The extension was designed to be used as a living space and also a mini art gallery

Stepping down at the rear of the narrow terraced site, the extension is sandwiched between two new brick walls that continue into the garden, enclosing a brick-paved patio onto which the new lounge area can open through full-height glass sliding doors.

Informed by brutalism and Mediterranean courtyards, a palette of brick, terrazzo tiles and pre-cast concrete is combined with concealed picture rails and two tracks of gallery-style lighting.

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Built-in storage in the kitchen area is designed to be easily concealed when needed, while maintaining some of the domestic feel in the space.

"Hidden picture rails recessed within ceilings and carefully placed lighting allow the space to be quickly converted from a domestic kitchen and living area into a gallery space," said the studio.

"The perception of space and light has been created by utilising the full width of the plot and continuing a simple palette of materials from inside to outside."

The extension is flanked by two brick walls

Two new openings in the existing home frame views through the extension out to the garden, and a long, timber-framed skylight brings light into the new kitchen area.

The extension also improves the home's environmental performance, with its double glazed windows replacing single glazed, timber framed sashes and high density insulation in the walls and floors.

Openings in the homes existing walls provide glimpses into the new extension

Ivanhoe Gallery was completed in time for its first exhibition opening on 1st June 2021.

South London-based Delve Architects was founded in 2017 by directors Edward Martin and Alex Raher. Previous projects by the practice include the conversion of a 19th-century stone barn in Surrey into a home.

The photography is byEmanuelis Stasaitis.

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Little Brownings by Archmongers Architects named London's best house extension

London studio Archmongers' "practical and playful" refurbishment of a home on Dulwich Estate was named the winner of the 2022 Don't Move, Improve! competition.

Little Brownings was named the overall winner of this year's Don't Move, Improve! – an annual award organised by New London Architecture (NLA) that highlights and celebrates innovative home improvement and extensions across London.

Little Brownings by Archmongers was named the winner of 2022's Don't Move, Improve!

The project saw Archmongers overhaul a dated 1960s terraced home in Forest Hill's Dulwich Estate to create a contemporary space that retained its mid-century characteristics.

It completed a full refurbishment and added a front extension to the three-storey structure.

Archmongers renovated and extended a 1960s terraced home

The studio converted a dated lean-to, with a roof lined with corrugated plastic, at the front of the home into a bright and open plan kitchen.

Glass panelling was incorporated throughout the home in order to maximise the look of the home without hindering light.

The front extension contains a kitchen

"The durability of our concept and materials demonstrates our approach to sustainability and placemaking," said Archmongers Architects partner Johan Hybschmann.

"These values have underpinned our work on Little Brownings, which sits within the renowned Dulwich Estate," he continued.

"Our design instills a freshness to the estate, but is driven by a sensitivity to its original vision, the context of each space, and the people that occupy it."

The home's material usage and now practical, playful and contemporary design is what led it to be selected as this year's winner by the jury.

"This overall winner strikes the balance between practical and playful with contemporary touches such as clay worktops in the kitchen and a secret study on the landing," said jury member and journalist Anna White.

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"This felt like the house we can all imagine ourselves in and the improvements we could all do if only we had the right designers! – the embodiment of Don't Move Improve," said Whitby Wood's founder and director Sebastian Wood.

Alongside White and Wood, the panel included property expert Kunle Barker and Coffey Architects director, Phil Coffey.

Don't Move, Improve! is an annual competition, open to home improvement projects that were completed in the last two years across any of London's boroughs.

The home is a three-storey structure

Little Brownings was shortlisted among 15 other projects, which were revealed on 2 March.

An additional five other projects shortlisted were also recognised in the awards spanning prize categories such as Unique Character Prize, Urban Oasis Prize and Compact Design Prize.

The studio used glass panelling throughout

Concrete Plinth House by DGN Studio was awarded the Materiality and Craftsmanship Prize. The Victorian terrace was renovated and extended by DGN who introduced a sunken concrete floor across its rear ground level.

In 2021, Studio Ben Allen's The House Recast took the competition's title of house of the year which was branded "rich and interesting" by the judging panel. Proctor & Shaw won the 2020 competition for its Soffit House extension.

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Architecture for London uses stone to give house extension "a sense of permanence"

Architecture for London has used a palette of stone, concrete and wood to create this monolithic rear extension to a house in Islington, which features a small arched entrance for the owner's cat.

Aptly named Stone House, the extension was designed by Clerkenwell-based studio Architecture for London for a family who wanted to expand the living spaces of their Grade II listed home while retaining its existing character.

Architecture for London has extended a house in Islington

"The clients considered themselves custodians of the building, with the responsibility of restoring the dilapidated interior and structure," architect Alastair Selven told Dezeen.

"The lower-ground-floor interior was dark and cellular with a poor outlook onto the garden so the clients wanted to open up this space to provide a new core for family life."

The London house extension uses a palette of stone, concrete and wood

Architecture for London designed the rear extension as a stone pavilion that houses an informal dining room connected to a terrace, along with a flexible space used primarily as a yoga room.

The building's heritage listing meant that original openings on the lower ground floor had to be retained in order to receive planning permission for the new addition.

Large oak-framed windows are set into the elevation

A sash window on the original rear elevation now divides the kitchen and extension. This prompted the architects to develop the new addition as a space between indoors and outdoors, built predominantly from stone.

The main structure of the Stone House extension is constructed using locally sourced limestone, chosen for its low embodied energy.

There is an arched entrance for the owner's cat

"We wanted the extension to have a sense of permanence while appearing clearly distinct from the historic fabric of the original building," Selven said.

"The rhythm of the facade follows the fenestration pattern of the original building, providing long views from the interior."

The large windows create a strong connection to the terrace outside

An oversized concrete header creates a monolithic structural element above the opening to the extension. Its honed surface reveals pieces of limestone aggregate quarried in Derbyshire.

Oak-framed windows set into the elevation create a strong connection with the outdoor spaces. A 1.8-metre-wide pivot door can be opened to allow activity in the dining area to spill out onto the terrace.

A four-metre-long island features in the kitchen

Stone House's rear terrace, which was previously a lightwell, was extended to create a generous sunken space for socialising. Curved benches wrap the perimeter and are positioned to follow the sun's path throughout the day.

Both the tiered terrace and low plinth of the extension are built from an agglomerate stone made from recycled waste from a quarry in Lombardy, Italy.

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As the plinth transitions from outside to inside, its surface changes from bush-hammered to a smooth finish. Arched openings on either side of the elevation create a passageway for a cat.

Internally, a limestone wall separates the dining room from the smaller wood-panelled yoga space. This space is topped with a skylight inspired by artist James Turrell's skyscape installations.

Architecture for London updated the home's interior as part of the project

Existing spaces on the lower ground floor were opened up to create a large kitchen centred around a four-metre-long island.

As part of the project, Architecture for London also updated the rest of the Stone House with a palette of mostly natural materials including timber joinery and stone surfaces.

The bathrooms combine limestone, concrete and dark natural plaster that complement the extension.

The bathrooms combine limestone, concrete and dark natural plaster

Architecture for London was founded in 2009 by architect Ben Ridley.

The studio's previous work in the British capital includes the renovation of Ridley's own energy-saving home as well as a light-filled London extension featuring reflective stainless steel and polished concrete surfaces.

The photography is byBuilding Narratives.

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Studio McW carves up "post-lockdown" London home extension with darkened oak joinery

Umber-coloured oak joinery divides the interior of this end-of-terrace home in London's Willesden Green, which has been extended and refurbished by local architecture firm Studio McW.

The two-storey Aperture House now features an additional pitched-roofed volume at its rear, that can be accessed via the main home or a second, less formal entrance set at the side of the property alongside a small planted courtyard.

A darkened oak cabinet sits under Aperture House's pitched roof

The residence's owners, a journalist and a psychiatrist, worked from home throughout the coronavirus lockdowns of 2020 and grew to dislike using their kitchen, which was visually cut off from the rest of the house and the outdoors.

They tasked Clerkenwell-based Studio McW with establishing a more versatile "post-lockdown" extension that can be used for cooking, dining, working and entertaining.

The cabinet transitions into low-lying cupboards in the kitchen

Studio McW's approach sought to find a middle ground between a more sequestered layout and a vast, open-plan space, which can often feel impersonal according to the firm's director Greg Walton.

"I think lockdown has certainly compounded the failures of modern open-plan living," he told Dezeen.

"Open-plan layouts offer little privacy and occupants can feel a bit lost in the room. Residential architecture needs to work harder to meet new demands."

Walls throughout the extension are finished in plaster

In the case of Aperture House, this is achieved using blocks of dark-stained oak joinery. The largest is a cabinet, which is nestled beneath the eaves of the roof and acts as a divider between the external entryway and a small dining room.

At its centre is a rectangular opening that offers a place to perch and remove shoes on one side, while in the dining area it acts as a reading nook and an additional seat when hosting larger gatherings.

"By using joinery to break up the spatial layout you have the opportunity to create, in the same room, separate spaces to eat, cook, welcome visitors and relax whilst still maintaining a form of connection," Walton said.

In front of the kitchen there is space for a lounge area

The cabinet transitions into a low-lying oak cupboard in the kitchen, which allows residents to rustle up meals while keeping the garden, guests and each other in sight.

To the side of the kitchen is a series of taller oak cabinets, interrupted by another nook where small appliances like the kettle and toaster can be tucked away to keep the counters free of clutter.

Just in front of the kitchen, Studio McW made space for a lounge area where the owners can retreat to work or relax during the day.

Another opening in the joinery provides room for small appliances

Rather than installing glass doors all the way along the home's rear facade, Studio McW opted to front the extension with a pivoting glazed panel.

"I think the ubiquitous sliding or bifold doors across the rear of a London terrace are becoming an unromantic ideal," Walton explained. "They don't offer places for respite and repose, there is no shadow or play of light."

"In this house, openings in the new extension are set back within deep, angled brick thresholds, which are designed to focus views and draw in light at specific times of the day."

The extension is fronted by a pivoting glass door

Another example of this is the off-centre skylight that punctuates the extension's roof and casts shafts of light into the plaster-washed interior.

"Just like in photography, the apertures in a property affect focus and exposure," Walton said.

"Often, the act of bringing light into a home is interpreted as putting in as many windows as possible. But in doing so you create all the characteristics of an overexposed photograph."

The door is set within an angled brick recess

A growing number of homes are starting to reflect the effects that the coronavirus pandemic has had on people's lifestyles.

Earlier this year, the co-founders of Studiotwentysix added a plywood-lined loft extension to their own family home in Brighton to make room for more work and rest areas. With a similar aim, Best Practice Architecture recently converted the shed of a Seattle property into a home office and fitness room.

_The photography is byLorenzo Zandri. _

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Daytrip transforms east London terrace house into understated apartments

Design studio Daytrip has taken a less-is-more approach to the renovation and extension of this Victorian terrace house in London's Clapton, which is now home to three separate apartments.

The 250-square-metre Reighton Road development was designed as a "minimalist sanctuary" that could act as a blank canvas for residents' belongings.

A two-bedroom flat takes over Reighton Road's ground floor and two basement levels (top and above)

"A good home should be flexible and speak of its owners," explained Hackney-based Daytrip. "The ability to cultivate and populate it over time with art, objects and personal items makes the home unique."

The largest of the flats has two bedrooms and takes over the building's ground floor as well as two new subterranean levels, which are illuminated by a number of lightwells.

Another apartment is self-contained on the building's first floor and a third occupies the second floor and a new loft extension.

Walls in the apartment's kitchen are finished with tadelakt plaster

In the bottom apartment, the first basement floor accommodates a pair of spacious bedrooms, both of which were finished with poured concrete floors.

Below that, the second subterranean level is meant to serve as a versatile studio-like space, where the residents can do home workouts or indulge in artsy hobbies.

The kitchen's rear wall is finished with grey bricks

The ground floor houses the apartment's main living spaces including a new kitchen suite with handleless alabaster-white cabinetry.

Save for a grey brick wall at the rear of the room, surfaces were washed with creamy tadelakt – a traditional lime-based plaster from Morocco.

"It's a purposely minimal and subdued kitchen, reserving the chaos to the cooking," the studio said.

The living room features white-oiled oak flooring and restored cornicing

At the front of the kitchen are wide glass doors that can be slid back to access the garden.

London-based landscape design studio Tyler Goldfinch was brought in to give the paved outdoor space a wild, textured look using tiered planters overspilling with different types of grasses.

There is also a silver birch tree surrounded by a circular bed of pebbles.

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Unlike the rest of the apartment, the living room was finished with white-oiled oak flooring while the ceiling's original cornicing was restored. These same features also appear throughout the other two apartments on the upper floors.

To create a sense of cohesion, all three flats were styled by East London galleries Beton Brut and Modern Art Hire, which carefully curated a mix of Italian and Japanese furnishings for the development.

The other apartments on the upper floors also feature white-oiled oak flooring

Many of the pieces were crafted from velvet, boucle or raw timber, bringing a sense of warmth and tactility to the interiors.

With this aim, all of the bathrooms were also finished with tadelakt walls and limestone floors.

All furnishings were selected by Beton Brut and Modern Art Hire

This is the second residential project in Clapton from Daytrip founders Iwan Halstead and Emily Potter.

In 2020, the duo overhauled a five-storey townhouse in the east London district by turning its dated 1970s-style rooms into serene white-washed living spaces.

The photography is byJake Curtis.

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Simon Gill Architects "juxtaposes a house for the living beside a home for the dead"

London studio Simon Gill Architects has extended and renovated a Victorian lodge in Fulham cemetery to create a house with a subterranean pool, courtyard gardens and lightwells.

Aptly named The Lodge, the luxury residence was created for an army veteran who had once lived opposite the cemetery and wanted to use the existing building to create an atypical home.

Simon Gill Architects has extended a cemetery lodge in London

The lodge, known officially as the Fulham Cemetery Lodge, was built in 1865 alongside a chapel, gatehouse and public toilets and had fallen into disrepair.

When the opportunity to refurbish the structure presented itself, the owner "leapt at the chance to purchase it and turn it into an unusual home", Simon Gill Architects explained.

It has been extended with a stone-clad addition

"The original urban composition has been repaired and enhanced, developing an architectural language that allows old and new to give meaning to each other," reflected the studio.

"The retained lodge, now dramatically refurbished and extended, juxtaposes a house for the living beside a home for the dead."

The home is surrounded by courtyards

A key driver behind Simon Gill Architects' design was to ensure the new elements of The Lodge were subordinate to the building's original Victorian architecture.

The extension is largely positioned underground, reading as a single-storey structure from the outside, and features stone cladding that ties in with the original materiality.

One of the gardens features a moat

However, positioning the extension underground came with its challenges.

"We had to contend with the sensitivity of the site on the edge of a cemetery, and excavations of course had to be undertaken extremely carefully to avoid disturbing any remains or any damage to the lodge," the studio's founder Simon Gill told Dezeen.

The extension is designed to complement the original building

Another key goal of Simon Gill Architects' design was to maximise natural light without compromising the owner's privacy on the site, which is overlooked by a busy road and the cemetery.

To achieve this, its floor plan is positioned in between courtyards and primarily illuminated by lightwells, meaning its back is turned to onlookers.

A roof light projects a "ghost window" in the stairwell

Externally, The Lodge house extension is clad in Bath stone, a type of limestone chosen to visually match the rough Purbeck stone facades of the original building.

"The starting point was the robust stone materiality of the Victorian Lodge building," Gill explained.

The courtyards are designed to give privacy to the home

"The smooth dressed Bath stone of the extension echoes the dressed Bath stone detailing of the original building, and also contrasts with its rough Purbeck stone facades," Gill added.

Other elements of the original building are also referenced throughout the new structure, including pointed arches that are referenced in the form of the skylights.

The interiors are intended to be visually simple

Inside, the home's bedrooms and bathrooms are contained within the original lodge building while the shared living areas are positioned within the extension.

The dwelling also features a large basement that houses guest accommodation, a media room and utility spaces.

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There is also a subterranean swimming pool finished with dark materials and dramatic lighting from a large lightwell overhead.

Other unexpected elements of the design include a secret door and a "ghost window" that appears in the stairwell when that sunlight seeps through one of the roof lights.

Brickwork is exposed internally

Old and new elements of the home are visually linked by "a series of carefully arranged enfilades", such as one from the dining room that looks out to the lodge's original hallway and front door.

The interior finishes, which are intended to be visually simple yet complementary to the exterior, also help unify the spaces.

There is a subterranean swimming pool

To avoid the use of "swathes of white plasterboard" inside, the studio made use of exposed brick walls, smooth new stonework and timber panelling.

"We wanted to achieve a coherent interior that would work with the architecture of both the original lodge and its extension," Gill explained.

"The interior design is relatively simple, in order to allow the internal spaces to flow easily into each other."

Stone also features throughout the interior

The dwelling is complete with an extensive landscape design that varies throughout the scheme.

This includes a formal courtyard garden with a moat, as well as an informal side garden and wildflower roof.

The bathrooms feature alongside the bedrooms in the original lodge

"I'm pleased that we left what was originally a brownfield site with more greenery than it had before, and new habitats alongside those within the cemetery," Gill concluded.

Another house overlooking a cemetery in London is House on Swain's Lane. Designed by Eldridge Smerin, the home features a glazed facade that looks out to Highgate Cemetery. It uses the footprint of a building by architect John Winter that previously occupied the site.

The photography is byJames Brittain.

Project credits:

Architect: Simon Gill Architects
Client: Justin Maxwell-Stuart
Engineer: Green Structural engineering
QS: Stephen Ferne Associates
Services engineer: Will Potter Partnership
Basement contractor: Five Star basements
Superstructure: New Wave London
Pool: Penguin Swimming Pools
Approved building control inspector: Stroma Building Control
Planning consultant: Jonathan Planning Solutions
A/V: Atlantis AV Solutions
Lighting consultant: Light House Designs

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Simon Gill Architects "juxtaposes a house for the living beside a home for the dead"

London studio Simon Gill Architects has extended and renovated a Victorian lodge in Fulham cemetery to create a house with a subterranean pool, courtyard gardens and lightwells.

Aptly named The Lodge, the luxury residence was created for an army veteran who had once lived opposite the cemetery and wanted to use the existing building to create an atypical home.

Simon Gill Architects has extended a cemetery lodge in London

The lodge, known officially as the Fulham Cemetery Lodge, was built in 1865 alongside a chapel, gatehouse and public toilets and had fallen into disrepair.

When the opportunity to refurbish the structure presented itself, the owner "leapt at the chance to purchase it and turn it into an unusual home", Simon Gill Architects explained.

It has been extended with a stone-clad addition

"The original urban composition has been repaired and enhanced, developing an architectural language that allows old and new to give meaning to each other," reflected the studio.

"The retained lodge, now dramatically refurbished and extended, juxtaposes a house for the living beside a home for the dead."

The home is surrounded by courtyards

A key driver behind Simon Gill Architects' design was to ensure the new elements of The Lodge were subordinate to the building's original Victorian architecture.

The extension is largely positioned underground, reading as a single-storey structure from the outside, and features stone cladding that ties in with the original materiality.

One of the gardens features a moat

However, positioning the extension underground came with its challenges.

"We had to contend with the sensitivity of the site on the edge of a cemetery, and excavations of course had to be undertaken extremely carefully to avoid disturbing any remains or any damage to the lodge," the studio's founder Simon Gill told Dezeen.

The extension is designed to complement the original building

Another key goal of Simon Gill Architects' design was to maximise natural light without compromising the owner's privacy on the site, which is overlooked by a busy road and the cemetery.

To achieve this, its floor plan is positioned in between courtyards and primarily illuminated by lightwells, meaning its back is turned to onlookers.

A roof light projects a "ghost window" in the stairwell

Externally, The Lodge house extension is clad in Bath stone, a type of limestone chosen to visually match the rough Purbeck stone facades of the original building.

"The starting point was the robust stone materiality of the Victorian Lodge building," Gill explained.

The courtyards are designed to give privacy to the home

"The smooth dressed Bath stone of the extension echoes the dressed Bath stone detailing of the original building, and also contrasts with its rough Purbeck stone facades," Gill added.

Other elements of the original building are also referenced throughout the new structure, including pointed arches that are referenced in the form of the skylights.

The interiors are intended to be visually simple

Inside, the home's bedrooms and bathrooms are contained within the original lodge building while the shared living areas are positioned within the extension.

The dwelling also features a large basement that houses guest accommodation, a media room and utility spaces.

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There is also a subterranean swimming pool finished with dark materials and dramatic lighting from a large lightwell overhead.

Other unexpected elements of the design include a secret door and a "ghost window" that appears in the stairwell when that sunlight seeps through one of the roof lights.

Brickwork is exposed internally

Old and new elements of the home are visually linked by "a series of carefully arranged enfilades", such as one from the dining room that looks out to the lodge's original hallway and front door.

The interior finishes, which are intended to be visually simple yet complementary to the exterior, also help unify the spaces.

There is a subterranean swimming pool

To avoid the use of "swathes of white plasterboard" inside, the studio made use of exposed brick walls, smooth new stonework and timber panelling.

"We wanted to achieve a coherent interior that would work with the architecture of both the original lodge and its extension," Gill explained.

"The interior design is relatively simple, in order to allow the internal spaces to flow easily into each other."

Stone also features throughout the interior

The dwelling is complete with an extensive landscape design that varies throughout the scheme.

This includes a formal courtyard garden with a moat, as well as an informal side garden and wildflower roof.

The bathrooms feature alongside the bedrooms in the original lodge

"I'm pleased that we left what was originally a brownfield site with more greenery than it had before, and new habitats alongside those within the cemetery," Gill concluded.

Another house overlooking a cemetery in London is House on Swain's Lane. Designed by Eldridge Smerin, the home features a glazed facade that looks out to Highgate Cemetery. It uses the footprint of a building by architect John Winter that previously occupied the site.

The photography is byJames Brittain.

Project credits:

Architect: Simon Gill Architects
Client: Justin Maxwell-Stuart
Engineer: Green Structural engineering
QS: Stephen Ferne Associates
Services engineer: Will Potter Partnership
Basement contractor: Five Star basements
Superstructure: New Wave London
Pool: Penguin Swimming Pools
Approved building control inspector: Stroma Building Control
Planning consultant: Jonathan Planning Solutions
A/V: Atlantis AV Solutions
Lighting consultant: Light House Designs

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Will Gamble Architects contrasts old and new in London house extension

London studio Will Gamble Architects has added an asymmetric and monochromatic extension to an Edwardian house in Richmond, designed to juxtapose the original architecture.

The extension, which is named Filmmaker's in reference to its owner's occupation, takes the form of two interlocking volumes and introduces flexible open-plan living space to the residence.

Will Gamble Architects has added an asymmetric extension to an Edwardian house in London

Will Gamble Architects designed its angular form to contrast the original home, creating visual interest while ensuring the old and new elements do not compete.

Its shape is accentuated by black zinc cladding, which is finished with standing steams.

It is clad in black zinc

"The client owns a production company and, as a creative, they were keen to explore something of architectural interest," the studio's founder Will Gamble told Dezeen.

"Rather than copy the style of the existing house, we felt that a contemporary addition that contrasts the vernacular of the host building was more appropriate, so that old and new is still clearly legible and the two don't compete with one another," he said.

The extension contains an open-plan living space

The asymmetric form of the extension and its division into two interlocking volumes also ensures that it complies with local planning constraints.

"It needed to slope towards the boundary to minimise its height and subsequent impact on the neighbouring properties but also step in plan to marry in with the building line of the neighbouring extensions on either side," Gamble explained.

Structural beams are left exposed

Another goal of the project was to improve the home's connection to the garden, without creating a wall of glazing.

Will Gamble Architects achieved this by incorporating a picture window with a seat and a large glazed pivot door leading out into the rear garden.

Natural materials are prioritised inside

"[The client] was keen to improve the connection with the garden whilst not having a fully glazed facade that is typical of most home extensions," said Gamble.

"This is where the idea of a window seat evolved from, that frames views of the garden but also forms part of an external planter of wild grasses, it allows the occupant to feel part of the garden when inhabiting the space."

A picture window with a seat frames the garden

The monochromatic palette exterior of the extension continues inside. However, instead of metal, the use of natural materials is prioritised.

Bespoke joinery made from black MDF and birch plywood lines the space, with details intended to echo the "vertical language of the standing seam to the metal cladding".

The joinery married black MDF with birch plywood

This includes kitchen cabinetry and shelving on the rear wall of the extension, which incorporates a homework space for the owner's young children.

Birch plywood is also used to frame the picture window and adjoining seat, which doubles as a bench for the dining area.

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Overhead, the extension's douglas fir beams are exposed to provide pared-back "embellishment".

These beams are finished with white oil and run across a large frameless skylight that illuminates the living space.

Shelving lines the rear wall

Finishing touches include a tabletop made of ash that is raised on walnut legs, continuing the theme of natural materials, alongside a mid-century armchair sourced from a local antique shop.

White walls and a micro-cement floor with a light grey hue run throughout, creating a simple backdrop for the rest of the interior.

The joinery also incorporates a desk for the client's children

As part of the project, Will Gamble Architects also reconfigured the existing house and updated its bathrooms.

The ground floor bathroom features a bespoke vanity unit designed by the studio and is finished with the same micro-cement floor to create a sense of continuity.

A new bathroom was introduced as part of the project

Will Gamble Architects was founded in London in 2018. It also recently completed a house extension in London that is modelled on a Japanese tea house.

Elsewhere, the studio added an extension to a residence in Northamptonshire that incorporates the ruins of a 17th-century parchment factory and old cattle shed.

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Dezeen Debate newsletter features London's best home renovations

The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features the 15 home shortlisted for the 2022 edition of Don't Move, Improve!

A converted artist's studio and a pastel-hued extension with Romanesque arches are among the projects vying to be named London's best home renovation in this year's Don't Move, Improve! competition.

Organised by New London Architecture (NLA), the contest celebrates the "most innovative home improvement projects" in the capital.

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TYPE combines elemental materials in Herne Hill House extension

Raw concrete, burnt clay and natural wood come together in this extension to an end-of-terrace house in south London, designed by architecture studio TYPE.

Called Herne Hill House, the project involved replacing a poorly built conservatory with a robust 45-square-metre extension, giving the three-storey house a more substantial kitchen and dining room.

The design combines quarry tiles, exposed concrete, natural wood and lime plaster

TYPE's design centres around simple, quality materials that can be left exposed, so they don't need external finishes.

Details include an exposed concrete structure, lime plaster walls, a floor of quarry tiles and furniture elements made from ash and Douglas fir.

The Herne Hill House scheme extends a Victorian terrace

The owners – a family with young children – chose to work with TYPE after seeing photos of a project where the studio had taken a similar approach. Their aim was to create a space with natural warmth and durability.

"Using natural materials such as timber brings a warmth and lightness to the space, something which the clients had particularly liked in our previous work," said Ogi Ristic, one of the studio's four directors.

"The material palette gives the project a soft and subtle earthy tone that feels warm and inviting," he told Dezeen.

Bench seating is built into the Douglas fir facade

Combing a rear and side extension, the structure was treated as a series of layered components, which gives a natural hierarchy to the way that materials join one another.

The first layer is the concrete frame supporting the existing structure, which is celebrated through the addition of a cylindrical column – the only curved element in the room.

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The second layer is the ash-lined box that forms the walls of the extension, creating a clear contrast between the new and old parts of the Victorian building.

The third layer is a three-dimensional facade built from Douglas fir, featuring a large picture window with built-in bench seats on either side, both inside and out.

Douglas fir joists sit underneath a long skylight

Herne Hill House's new layout naturally divides the space into different zones.

A kitchen and breakfast bar made from ash wood occupies the side extension, lit from above by a large skylight. Douglas fir joists slot in underneath the glass, offering a sense of depth.

The kitchen units and breakfast bar are crafted from ash

The space of the original kitchen becomes a dining area, while the picture window creates a natural lounge space. The bench seat is upholstered, and an adjoining bookshelf integrates a fold-out seat that can be used by the family's children.

The circulation of the space is also improved thanks to a new internal doorway connecting the kitchen with the living rooms at the front of the house, and a large pivoting door that leads out to the garden.

A pivoting door provides access to the garden

"The original kitchen was poorly laid out, which meant there was a disconnect with the dining room, living area and garden," said Ristic.

"The biggest priority was to reestablish these connections through a few simple moves."

A concrete column is the only curved element in the space

East London-based TYPE is led by Ristic along with partners Sam Nelson, Tom Powell and Matt Cooper.

The studio primarily works on residential renovations, conversions and extensions, with past projects including Redhill Barn, a conversion of a ruined 200-year-old stone shed in Devon.

An upholstered window seat lines the picture window

The studio aims to reorganise homes when possible, as Ristic advises that extensions aren't always the answer – often homes can be improved by simply improving what is there already.

"Many homes may be sufficiently large but are inefficiently laid out, making it appear that extending is the only way forward," he said.

"Our approach is always to see how far we can reorganise the home so it works better, and we can build less. This allows more to be invested in retrofitting the existing building with additional insulation, upgraded glazing and heating systems."

Photography is byLorenzo Zandri.

Project credits:

Architect: TYPE
Project architect: Ogi Ristic
Contractor: MONO Urban Space Solutions
Structural engineer: Blue Engineering
Joinery: DJG Furniture

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15 London home renovations shortlisted for Don't Move, Improve! 2022

A pastel-hued extension with Romanesque arches and a converted artist's studio are among the projects vying to be named London's best home renovation in this year's Don't Move, Improve! competition.

A total of 15 dwellings are shortlisted for the 2022 edition of Don't Move, Improve!, an annual contest held by independent organisation New London Architecture (NLA) to celebrate the "most innovative home improvement projects" in the capital.

Other projects in the running include the Concrete Plinth House by DGN Studio and a 1920s semi-detached residence that Nimtim Architects has remodelled with playful joinery.

An apartment with a translucent sleeping pod and a Victorian loft extension by the award's previous winner Proctor & Shaw have also been shortlisted.

Don't Move, Improve! is open to home renovations or extensions in London's 33 boroughs that have reached completion in the last two years.

This year's shortlist was selected from over 200 entries by a jury chaired by NLA's director Amy Chadwick Till and including Phil Coffey, the director of Coffey Architects, Sebastian Wood, director of Whitby Wood, journalist Anna White and property expert Kunle Barker.

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According to the panel, this year saw a number of entries with indoor-outdoor living spaces, as well as ones that make use of wood and natural materials. The presence of statement ceilings, colourful structures and bold shapes was another key trend.

"This year's submissions delighted our jury with innovative approaches to structure, layout, materials and colour," reflected Chadwick Till.

"Don't Move, Improve! aims to encourage great domestic-scale design across the city, so we are really pleased to have another shortlist that showcases a wide range of budgets, building styles, locations and home-owner needs."

The winner of this year's competition will be announced in May 2022. Alongside the overall prize for the best new home improvement, there will be five special awards for the best compact design, urban oasis, materiality and craftsmanship, unique character and transformation.

Previous overall winners of Don't Move, Improve! include The House Recast by Studio Ben Allen, a "beautifully understated" rear extension by Proctor & Shaw and a dwelling in the shell of a derelict chapel.

Here's the full Don't Move, Improve! 2022 shortlist:

Photo is by Adam Scott

A Tuscan Veranda by Turner Architects

Little Brownings by Archmongers Architects

Non Boxy Lofty by Fraher & Findlay

Photo is by Billy Bolton

Pergola House by Benjamin Wilkes

Photo is by Adelina Iliev

Transitions by Red Squirrel Architects

Photo is by Nick Deardon

Coffered House by Proctor & Shaw

Photo is by Megan Taylor

Curve Appeal by Nimtim Architects

Photo is by VATRAA

Artist Studio Conversion by VATRAA

Photo is by Ståle Eriksen

Pink House by Oliver Leech Architects

Photo is by Jim Stephenson

Bay Window House by Gundry + Ducker

Photo is by Building Narratives

Concrete Plinth House by DGN Studio

Photo is by Tim Soar

Church Road by Ruffarchitects

Photo is by Ståle Eriksen

Shoji Apartment by Proctor & Shaw

Photo is by Andy Stagg

Slide and Slot House by Ashton Porter Architects

Photo is by David Grandorge

Forest House by AOC

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Erbar Mattes strips back and extends flats in former London pub

London studio Erbar Mattes has transformed a pair of apartments in a former pub in Hoxton into a duplex flat by adding a "monastic" grey-brown brick extension.

The old pub, called the Blockmakers Arms, is located in the Regent's Canal conservation area and dates back to the mid-19th century. It was converted into three flats in the 1970s.

Erbar Mattes has extended a pair of apartments in a former London pub

The owners of the ground floor flat sought extra space for their growing family and acquired the vacant first-floor dwelling with a view to creating a five-bedroom duplex.

Erbar Mattes' approach involved stripping away previous extensions that detracted from the pub's original structure and replacing an external staircase with an elevated walkway and brick loggia informed by monastery cloisters.

The extension incorporates a loggia

"One of the main challenges consisted of creating a larger dwelling while retaining separate access to the independent apartment on the top floor," explained the studio.

"To overcome this, the external circulation is relocated to the side elevation and a new raised walkway added to the rear."

The extension has transformed two flats into a duplex

"The loggia, with its solid brick piers, draws inspiration from monastic architecture, where cloisters form a sheltered transition space between inside and outside," Erbar Mattes continued.

Replacing redundant vehicular access, this new arrangement strengthens the building's relationship with a walled courtyard at the rear, which is now overlooked by the loggia and a new brick volume.

External circulation has been added to the side of the building

"The new rectilinear building volumes wrap around the side and rear elevations without detracting from the ornate front facade," said the studio.

Internally, the existing structure was reconfigured to better suit its expanded size, with plasterboard ceilings and finishes stripped back to restore the original ceiling heights and wooden panelling.

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A former function room on the first floor has been repurposed to create a large main bedroom, which has access to a roof terrace on the first floor above the original entrance to the pub.

The new volumes contain a staircase which overlooks the nearby trees through a large window, as well as two further bedrooms and a bathroom.

Original details of the pub have been restored internally. Photo is by Ståle Eriksen

During the project, Erbar Mattes was also commissioned to convert the interiors of the independent second-floor apartment, which involved a similar approach of stripping back recent additions to reveal the original interior features.

The internal staircase looks out over nearby trees. Photo is by Ståle Eriksen

Erbar Mattes was founded in 2015 by Holger Mattes and Demian Erbar, who previously worked for David Chipperfield Architects.

The studio also recently extended an Edwardian house in London's Crouch End, where a bright living area built in pale brick overlooks a garden.

The photography is by Simon Menges unless stated. Ståle Eriksen

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Architecture for London uses natural materials to renovate studio founder's home

Wood, stone and lime plaster pervade the minimal interior of this energy-saving home in Muswell Hill that Architecture for London has created for its founder, Ben Ridley.

Architecture for London renovated and extended the three-floor Edwardian home that had gone untouched for close to 40 years and was in a less than favourable condition when purchased by Ridley.

The interiors of the home are finished with natural materials

"It was very tired, with bright floral carpets and textured wallpaper," he told Dezeen.

"There were some severe issues with damp where non breathable renders and plasters had been used in the past," he continued. "It was also quite dark as the orientation of the property isn't ideal – the rear reception room in particular had very little natural light."

Oak cabinetry and grey limestone fixtures feature in the kitchen

Although Ridley and his team at Architecture for London carried out extensive renovation work they aimed to using natural materials and only make sustainably minded interventions.

For example, in the ground floor kitchen, the studio preserved a couple of structural masonry walls to evade having to replace them with supportive frames made from energy-intensive resources such as steel.

The house's original timber roof has been preserved

Walls here, and throughout the rest of the home, have been coated with lime plaster to form an airtight layer, mitigating any heat loss.

The cabinetry is lined with oak wood, while the floor, worktops, prep counter and chunky window seat are crafted from pale grey limestone, which the studio preferred to use instead of cement-based products.

In celebration of the house's "modest beauty", the studio has also left the original timber roof exposed.

A rear extension offers views of the garden

A short flight of stairs leads up to the living room, where wood fibre insulation has been added behind the walls; fitting the insulation internally meant the studio was able to leave the house's Edwardian facade completely undisturbed.

The space otherwise features a couple of muted-pastel chairs, oak storage cupboards and a handful of potted plants.

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At the back of the house, the studio has constructed an extension from structural insulated panels (SIPS).

The rectilinear volume accommodates a dining area and is fronted by a full height, triple-glazed window, to give views through to the lush foliage of the garden.

More wood fibre insulation has been incorporated here, and in the house's peripheral walls.

A Douglas fir bed frame has been included in the master bedroom

Natural materials go on to appear upstairs in the master bedroom, where the flooring and furnishings – including the bed frame – are made from Douglas fir wood.

Oak has then been used to fashion the bathroom's vanity unit, which backs onto a fluted limestone wall.

Fluted walls add textural interest in the bathroom

Ben Ridley set up Architecture for London in 2009.

The studio has since gone on to complete a number of projects around the British capital – this includes Tower Hamlets Tandem, a pair of extensions made for adjoining residences, and House for a Stationer, which is designed to reflect the occupation of its owner.

Photography is byLorenzo Zandri and Christian Brailey.

Project credits:

Architects: Architecture for London
Structural engineer: Architecture for London
Services engineer: Green Building Store
Main contractor: Construction Hub

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Chunky staircase features in Farleigh Road renovation by Paolo Cossu Architects

An extra-wide oak staircase doubles as a piece of furniture in this renovation of a Victorian terrace in east London, designed by Paolo Cossu Architects.

The Farleigh Road project involved remodelling a four-storey house that had previously been subdivided into two separate properties, to create a spacious home for a family.

The project involved renovating a four-storey Victorian terrace

The lower level had previously served as a basement flat, with sole use of the garden. The renovation sees this floor converted into a kitchen and dining room, along with a snug and a home office.

To reconnect this floor with the rest of the house, London-based Paolo Cossu Architects designed an extra-wide staircase that gives its residents a place to sit, chat or read.

A staircase links the previously disconnected upper and lower ground floors

"The idea of the double-width staircase was developed carefully with our clients to allow for an improved flow between the upper and lower ground floors, and the previously inaccessible garden," explained architect James Kitson.

"We wanted to create a cross-level multi-functional space, that would feel connected and form part of a larger permeable living space," he told Dezeen.

The staircase doubles as a seating area

To make the staircase comfortable both as an access route and as a seating area, the design team found a clever way to integrate two different types of tread.

The main volume is oversized, making it feel more like a set of bleachers, with additional wooden blocks added to define a walking route along only one side.

Bookshelves line up with the staircase treads

Treads align with matching oak bookshelves that cover the adjacent wall, giving further emphasis to this new connection between the upper and lower ground floor rooms.

"As is the case for many, much of our clients' family life centres around the kitchen," said Kitson.

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"As the staircase is the entrance to the kitchen," he continued.

"It provides the family with a vertical corridor from the hub of family life onward to the upper floors, allowing for the display of art, a home for their collection of books, and a space to sit, relax, read and connect with one another."

A high picture window brings in extra daylight

The choice of oak provides a warm counterpoint to the kitchen's otherwise monochrome aesthetic, provided by a pale terrazzo floor, blackened oak cabinets and white walls.

The south-facing room enjoys plenty of daylight thanks to a trio of skylights concealed above the exposed ceiling joists, sliding glass doors to the garden, and a high-level picture window.

"We wanted to be clear about what was old and new, ensuring the original character of the house was not lost," added Kitson.

Sliding glass doors lead out to the garden

The new layout allows rooms on the upper ground floor, which sits at street level, to become separate living and dining rooms. Meanwhile the first and second storeys remain as they were, with four bedrooms.

The space under the new staircase has become a small utility room, while a small bathroom was placed underneath the home's main staircase.

The lower ground floor also includes a home studio

Other recent examples of London house extensions include Mount View, a project featuring pale pink tiles, and A Cloistered House, which arranges living spaces around courtyards.

Photography is byLorenzo Zandri.

Project credits:

Architect: Paolo Cossu Architects
Team: Paolo Cossu, James Kitson
Structural engineer: Ingeltóir Structural Engineers
Main contractor: Gordom
Joiner: Madith

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ROAR converts London end-of-terrace into a duo of colourful duplexes

London studio ROAR Architects has converted and extended an end-of-terrace home in Kentish Town into two self-contained apartments for a brother and sister, with contrasting interiors designed to capture each of their personalities.

ROAR, based in North London, was approached by the clients after they had purchased a former women's refuge on Leverton Street in the Kentish Town Conservation Area.

ROAR Architects has converted and extended an end-of-terrace home in London

The building had stood empty for five years, and the project began by stripping out previous alterations before adding rear and mansard roof extensions for the two split-level duplexes.

"The concept for the project was to allow for independence whilst encouraging family life," explained the studio. "Each [duplex] has its own entrance to the street, stairwells and makes full use of the compact building footprint."

It has been split into two colourful apartments

Inside, different colour palettes and fittings have been used to give each dwelling a contrasting identity and character.

"The client and I were keen to use colour throughout the project to add playfulness and vibrance as you move through the spaces, starting at their front doors," said ROAR director Shaun O'Brien.

One kitchen has wooden cabinets, while the second (top image) is green

The lower apartment, accessed via a black door in the building's side elevation, features a bright kitchen and dining space within the rear extension, with a fully-glazed wall and doors opening onto the shared garden.

White walls in this space are contrasted by deep green kitchen cabinets and black light fittings that match the black frames of the windows.

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A staircase leads up to the first apartment's main bedroom, with an en-suite bathroom finished in sparkling orange and black terrazzo.

The apartment occupying the upper levels is accessed through a small yard between the street and the rear garden, with an orange front door leading to a dark blue stairwell.

A dark blue stairwell with wooden stairs leads up to the second apartment

This darker stairway opens onto a bright kitchen, living and dining space finished in white with pale wood fittings. Another staircase leads up to two bedrooms and a bathroom, tucked in the mansard extension and finished with pale green accents.

The use of colour extends to the building's exterior, where pistachio green has been used to paint the home's rusticated base, window sills and frieze, referencing the area's tradition of colourfully painted houses.

The apartment occupying the upper levels features pale green accents

For the extensions, London stock brick arranged vertically at the rear and white concrete copings complement the existing building, "tying together" the facades as they turn the street corner.

Recent projects in the city involving a similarly bold colour palette include Office S&M's pink and green extension to the home of a colour consultant in Haringey.

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Gresford Architects adds charred-timber extension to London terrace

Oxford-based practice Gresford Architects has used a stepped stack of charred-timber-clad forms to extend a Victorian terrace in Walthamstow, London.

Designed for a family with a strong interest in sustainable design, the Copeland Road property has been extended at the roof, side and rear with cross-laminated timber (CLT) structures that improve the home's circulation and energy efficiency.

Gresford Architects has added a stepped extension to a London house

Drawing on the "jumble" of extensions and additions that many residential streets in London, Gresford Architects replaced a dated extension at the rear of the home with a stack of four distinct, playful forms with differing roof pitches.

"[The extensions] reference the domestic architectural language of the street's surrounding backland extensions, engaging in an interesting and harmonious dialogue with the neighbouring houses," said the practice.

The extension is clad in charred timber

"The new extension reads as a crisp and contemporary addition, with charred timber cladding that provides a robust yet pleasing contrast with the brick of the original house."

In order to improve the layout of the home and its connection to the garden, the ground floor has been reconfigured, with an open-plan kitchen and dining area opening onto an external patio.

An open-plan kitchen and dining area is located on the ground floor

These new spaces, which sit at a slightly lowered floor level, visually connect the entrance to the back garden. The rear extension also links directly to a play room and living room at the front of the existing home.

On the first floor, the extension houses a bathroom and study with a void overlooking the dining room below and the garden to the rear. Meanwhile, a roof extension provides a new guest bedroom and bathroom.

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Lined entirely in CLT, the new interiors take advantage of the variety of roof pitches to create high, bright spaces. They are illuminated by a series of skylights, and complemented by exposed concrete and brickwork in the existing home.

The pale timber finishes are contrasted in the dining area by exposed sections of steel frame, a sunken concrete floor, and a splashback of exposed concrete and hexagonal tiles above black countertops.

The wooden structure is visible throughout

"Together, all materials - CLT, steel, concrete and historic brick - combine to create bold domestic architecture," said the practice.

At the front of the home, the existing uPVC windows have been replaced with sash windows to match those of the neighbouring properties and "enhance the architectural coherence of the wider streetscape".

A study features on the first floor

Previous London house extensions completed by Gresford Architects include an extension to a Victorian home in Hackney, which features pink walls inside and out.

The photography is byFrench + Tye.

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Amos Goldreich Architecture adds timber-framed extension to Framework House in London

Pale timber ribs characterise the interior of this white-brick extension, which local studio Amos Goldreich Architecture has added to the rear of a north London home.

Named Framework House, the asymmetrical extension to the semi-detached home was designed to replace a dated conservatory.

Amos Goldreich Architecture has added a white-brick extension to a London home

It also opened up an existing gloomy kitchen space described by Amos Goldreich Architecture as "like walking into a cupboard".

"The owners wanted to update the property in a way that would maximise the available space and reconnect different areas while leaving them clearly defined," explained the studio.

The extension has an exposed wooden frame

Framework House's exposed timber structure is used to demarcate the new areas while keeping them open and connected.

The new spaces include a kitchen and seating area, positioned underneath the wooden ribs and separated by a run of columns that double as open shelves.

Wooden frame defines the new spaces in the house

A large dining table, additional storage spaces and a bathroom occupy the adjoining space within the existing house, which blends seamlessly with the extension.

These are connected to the home's entrance hall via a doorway that creates a visual link between the front door and the garden.

Timber was used to create open shelves in the extension

The light tone of the wooden structure is complemented by white walls and contrasted with deep blue cabinets that line the edge of the kitchen.

"We chose to keep the interiors fresh, calm and clean so our clients could adapt their future interior design choices easily without the need to renovate the space again," said the studio's director Amos Goldreich.

The extension features a large projecting window with a seat

Framework House's kitchen opens onto a grey brick-paved patio in the garden, which echoes the pale brickwork of the extension.

The garden can also be enjoyed through a projecting metal window box that is deep enough to be used as a seat.

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"Bringing in natural light and creating views into the garden where the clients' children often spend time playing were both important elements of the brief," explained the studio.

"A large box window in the centre of the sitting room offers views from both the sitting area and dining table, meaning the clients can keep an eye on the children while working or relaxing."

Inside, light finishes are contrasted with blue kitchen units

Framework House is complete with two skylights that bring further natural light into the home, as well as a flat sedum roof that appears to merge with the garden when viewed from the first-floor bedrooms.

Other recently completed London extensions include a brick-clad gabled extension to a Victorian house in Camden by VATRAA, and an extension in Lower Clapton by Yellow Cloud Studio that adds a bright new kitchen and dining area to a terraced house.

A doorway visually connects the front of the house to the rear garden

Amos Goldreich Architecture is an architecture studio founded by Goldreich in London in 2010.

Elsewhere, the studio designed The Ada and Tamar De Shalit House, which is a shelter for victims of domestic violence near Tel-Aviv featuring a secluded garden courtyard.

_The photography is byOllie Hammick. _

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VATRAA adds brick-clad gabled extension to Victorian house in Camden

Architecture office VATRAA has reused bricks salvaged from the demolition of an existing sidewall to construct this extension to a Victorian house in north London.

The owners of the house in the borough of Camden had lived in the property for 15 years before asking VATRAA to design a rear extension housing a new kitchen and dining area.

VATRAA has added a brick extension to a Victorian house in north London

The project's main objective was to introduce a functional and contemporary addition that respects the original features of the Victorian house.

An existing sidewall extension was demolished to create space for the 16-square-metre wraparound structure, which uses the salvaged bricks to create a vertical pattern on the new facade.

The bricks were salvaged from the demolition of an existing sidewall extension

"We required the contractor to undertake the demolition with care in order to reclaim all bricks from the side and rear walls, which were then used to build the extension," architect Bogdan Rusu told Dezeen.

The matching bricks help the new addition to complement the existing facade, while the extension's pitched roof references a section of the original building's roofline.

It has a large opening containing simple sliding doors

The new volume is angled to face the most attractive portion of the garden and to allow for a side door providing everyday access to outside.

A large opening containing simple sliding doors maximises natural light and views of the north-facing garden.

The clients asked for an "all-white" interior

The project brief called for an "all-white" interior with accents of colour, so VATRAA incorporated a circular blue window at the centre of the gabled facade.

"The round window with its blue stained glass is the only colour insertion," Rusu pointed out. "By matching the colour of the other stained glass windows found in the original building, it brings energy into the space while reconnecting the new and the old."

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The interior features a pared-back palette, combining whitewashed brick with other light materials that contribute to the bright and spacious feel.

"While respecting the white palette, we played with different textures and patterns," Rusu added, "including hexagonal tiles, rectangular bricks and cellular beams that bring character and react in the presence of natural light."

One wall is lined with whitewashed brick

The steel cellular beams are used to help separate the new extension from the original building, both structurally and visually.

The circular holes in the beams also allow light to penetrate and lend the space a distinct identity.

Steel cellular beams are exposed inside

VATRAA was founded in 2018 by Anamaria Pircu and Bogdan Rusu. The studio focuses on using a project's constraints as a catalyst for creative problem-solving, resulting in characterful buildings that are tailored to their users' requirements.

Longlisted for emerging architecture studio of the year at the Dezeen Awards 2021, VATRAA's previous projects include an award-winning London council house renovation featuring pink-toned plaster walls and an oversized window.

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Emil Eve Architects creates "sense of calm" in pale pink loft extension

Everything is pale pink in this monochromatic loft extension designed by Emil Eve Architects for a house in east London.

The London-based studio has used colour blocking to unite the various elements of the Narford Road loft, including surfaces, furniture and joinery.

The loft extension creates a new bedroom for the house

Studio co-founder Emma Perkin said the aim was to create a "sense of calm" in the space, which will be used as a bedroom.

The clients, a couple with two young children, wanted a room that would feel like a sanctuary, allowing them to leave the chaos of family life downstairs.

"Their brief to us was to create a space that was serene and grown-up, intended purely for the adults," Perkin told Dezeen.

The entire room is painted in a pale pink shade

As the house is located within a conservation area, the loft extension had to be designed with minimal visual impact. The architecture studio did this by designing a mansard roof, which replaces the butterfly roof that previously topped the house.

With its projecting windows, the mansard form helps to maximise the feeling of space and light within the room.

The design includes built-in closets and shelves

Bespoke joinery also helps to make optimal use of space.

Emil Eve Architects designed built-in wardrobes and a window seat, which create a full-height dressing area on one side of the room. The other side of the room is framed by slatted panelling, which integrates storage and a bedhead.

Bolder patterns were chosen for the en-suite bathroom

The pale pink – a Little Greene paint shade called China Clay Mid – colours almost everything in the loft, with only a few exceptions.

The wooden flooring is left natural, while handles are finished in polished brass.

"We explored several material palettes but settled quickly on the idea of colour blocking, to create a sense of calm and draw all the spaces together," said Perkin.

"The clay-pink colour was selected as it transformed beautifully in different light and weather conditions, holding the shadows created by the slatted joinery and the forms of the space."

Black and white terrazzo tiles cover the floor

Some other colours and textures are introduced within the en-suite bathroom, which is tucked neatly into the corner of the space.

Graphic black and white terrazzo floor tiles feature alongside pale-toned plaster walls. The room also boasts a large skylight, located above the walk-in shower.

A new mansard roof was installed to create the room

Perkin co-directs Emil Eve Architects with partner Ross Perkin. Other recent projects by the studio include a converted warehouse apartment in London's Clerkenwell and a farmhouse extension in Wiltshire.

Photography is byMariell Lind Hansen.

Project credits

Architect: Emil Eve Architects
Project architect: Emma Perkin
Contractor: Tuga Contractors Ltd
Building control: Quadrant Building Control
Ensuite specialist plasterer: MUD Finishes
Terrazzo tiles: Mosaic Factory
Ash flooring: Woodflooring Engineered Ltd
Paint: Little Greene
Sanitaryware: Lusso Stone
Lights: Árturo Alvarez, Flos, Tom Dixon

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