Extensions

Limestone and oak are among the materials used in this extension that local studio Architecture For London designed to add a contemporary twist to a Victorian house in Hackney. Located in the De Beauvoir area, the extension sits in the garden of the home and is intended to complement its Victorian style while bringing more

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London studio Francesco Pierazzi Architects has extended a suburban house in Croydon, adding two volumes with carefully-positioned openings that follow the path of the sun. The minimalist extension, aptly named Suncatcher, was designed by Francesco Pierazzi Architects to wrap an existing steep-roofed cottage owned by a family of four in Purley. Along the western edge

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Reclaimed bricks and large windows define the side and rear extensions that London practice Rise Design Studio has added to a mid-terrace Victorian house in Queen’s Park. Named Queen’s Park House, the residence in northwest London was extended and renovated to maximise space, natural light and views out to its garden. Rise Design Studio’s design

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Exposed blockwork and corrugated steel were used to bring a brutalist feel to this extension of a Victorian terrace in Camberwell, south London, designed by local practice Pashenko Works. Commissioned to extend the terraced home in order to accommodate several generations of the same family, the studio more than doubled its existing floor area, including the addition

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UK studio Charles Holland Architects has created an unconventional, colourful extension to a Victorian terraced house in east London. Charles Holland Architects renovated the house in Bow and added an extension to create a home with numerous, interconnected spaces rather than a large open-plan layout. “The familiar model for extending the typical Victorian terrace house is add

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