Architecture

A replacement for an existing extension built in the 1990s. The scheme retains the foundations and sidewall to minimise waste and cost.

The large Victorian villa has an unusually small but well planted garden that wraps around the extension on three sides. The relationship to the garden is to feel engulfed within it, a close connection rather than a view to be admired. On warm days the glazing’ slides back to allow the extension to function as a portico to the garden.

The scheme aims to bring in sunlight from all sides by creating a roof supported on glazing to three sides. The heavy metal box appears to hang over the garden when the glazing is open.

Photos by Emily Marshall