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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Jobim Carlevaro Arquitetos adds two bedrooms on top of Florianópolis home

Jobim Carlevaro Arquitetos has renovated this home in Florianópolis, Brazil adding add two bedrooms to the building and updating its finishes for a young family.

Local architects Marcos Jobim and Silvana Carlevaro were tapped to renovate a two-storey home in the Lagoa da Conceição neighbourhood of Florianópolis, a coastal city in Brazil.

Jobim Carlevaro Arquitetos renovated the Brazilian home

At the onset of the project, much of the second floor was unbuilt, with only a single bedroom and home office. Jobim Carlevaro enclosed the entire upper level in line with the original design by fellow Brazilian architect Karin Engelhardt Rosa.

The architects added two bedrooms to the home, as well as an office and storage space. Even with the newly enclosed spaces, two balconies still overlook the surrounding treetops.

Two bedrooms were added

"The project was based on the creation of two extra bedroom suites, a small deposit and the remodelling of the existing office," said Jobim Carlevaro Arquitetos.

"With that in mind, the adaptation of the facade respected the original preexisting 2.5-metre modulations designed by the architect Karin Engelhardt Rosa in the 90s," the studio added.

Steel profiles support an awning system

This module refers to the home's structure, which is made of steel profiles that support an awning system used for the residents' privacy and to control glare within the home.

"The retractable awnings on the west facade also allows [occupants] to control the solar incidence and privacy of the house, changing its appearance according to the opening rhythm imposed on them," said the architects.

The home has retractable awnings

The interior structural system also follows the original design, with steel columns supporting trusses, pine floors and ceilings, and drywall partitions. The roof, which was originally made of concrete, was replaced entirely by a lighter steel system.

The two bedrooms face west and are separated from the home office by a short hallway. These bathrooms have skylights built into the new roof, which help bring in more light and allow for natural ventilation.

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"The extra suites were positioned in the western orientation, where are located the best views of the surrounding landscape, and the office was positioned to the eastern sector," said Jobim Carlevaro Arquitetos.

"The existing staircase allowed the creation of an open floor plan with central circulation, organising the spaces within the original modulation of the house," they added.

Jobim Carlevaro Arquitetos remodelled an existing office

Each program area is fronted by a long terrace that is accessed via sliding glass doors. The overhanging roof and awnings included here help these spaces feel private.

On the ground floor, the architects updated the landscaping, creating a new wooden walkway that leads to the main entrance.

A new wooden walkway leads to the main entrance

"The retractable awning covering the lower balcony was also renovated and re-positioned by a new constructive detail joinery with the building," said the architects.

Other recent residential projects in Brazil include a residence in Curitiba in which the upper floor is shrouded in a screen made of wooden planks, and a seaside home by Studio MK27 that offers covered outdoor spaces placed beneath an enormous roof structure.

The photography is byLeonardo Finotti.

**Project credits:
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Architects: Marcos Jobim, Silvana Carlevaro
Engineering: Engenharia Grande Sul cálculo estrutural, JF engenharia projetos and CUBO engenharia
Landscape: JA8 Arquitetura da Paisagem
Lighting consultant: Nilson Silva Iluminação
Collaborators: Nivaldo Pontel, Bruna Sardá e Luiz Pelegrini

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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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Filipe Pina and David Bilo extend Portuguese farmhouse with gabled concrete forms

Portuguese architects Filipe Pina and David Bilo have extended the Casa NaMora farmhouse in Guarda, Portugal, adding two gabled concrete volumes with pared-back interiors.

Located in an area known as Mora at the foot of the Serra da Estrela mountain range, the project updates an original granite farmhouse that has been in use since the mid-20th century.

Filipe Pina and David Bilo have extended a farmhouse in Guarda

Casa NaMora's extension comprises two intersecting concrete volumes that step down the site, designed by Pina and Bilo to provide three bedrooms and a large living, dining and kitchen space.

These additions freed up space in the existing farmhouse building, allowing it to be used for storage as well as technical and sanitary facilities for the running of the surrounding farm.

The extension comprises a pair of gabled concrete forms

"In a natural way, two new volumes of concrete were created and implanted in an existing terrace, closely linked to the granite building, allowing for the fluid development of the local farm," explained the architects.

Rough board-marked concrete was used for the exterior of the extension, which mirrors the form of the existing farmhouse to create a sense of continuity.

One end of the extension is fully glazed

A thin concrete terrace links the new and old buildings together at the front of Casa NaMora, while at the rear there is a poolside patio and garden accessed through a fully-glazed gable end in the living area.

"NaMora translates to 'in Mora', but also means 'flirt' or 'date'," explained the architects. "Thus, in a place named Mora, the concrete volumes forming the new part of the house formally 'flirt' with the existing granite body, in total harmony with the surroundings."

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In the interior, exposed concrete ceilings, white-painted walls, pale wooden furniture and white curtains help to create a pared-back aesthetic.

Beneath the exposed concrete ceiling of the open-plan living room, a suspended fireplace defines a seating area and a mezzanine with a black metal balustrade cantilevers above the kitchen to overlook the patio.

An open-plan living area features a suspended fireplace

Casa NaMora's bathrooms are finished in blue tiles and black stone, and feature windows that look onto small courtyards cut out of the concrete volumes and finished with plants.

"Inside, we sought the neutrality given by the simplicity and purity of the materials and by the illusion of the absence of detail," explained the architects.

"The idea of interiority translates into openings towards landscapes, frames and courtyards strategically located."

The bathrooms look onto small courtyards

Both Pina and Bilo are principals of their own studios, named Filipe Pina Arquitectura and David Bilo Arquitectos respectively. In a similar setting, Pina previously collaborated with Maria Inês Costa to extend an abandoned Portuguese farmhouse with a corrugated metal extension.

Other recently completed homes in Portugal include a pared-back extension to a farmhouse in the Alentejo region by Atelier Data and a gabled home in Porto designed by WeStudio and Made with mezzanine levels and light-filled living spaces.

The photography is byIvo Tavares.

Project credits:

Architects: Filipe Pina and David Bilo
Project team: David Bilo, Diana Cruz and Filipe Pina

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Brick and concrete walls enclose outdoor spaces at River House extension in Brisbane

Architect Christopher Furminger has completed an extension to a home in Brisbane, Australia, featuring robust walls that frame gardens, courtyards and paths linking the living spaces.

Furminger was asked to expand the existing weatherboard home, named River House, by adding a garden and carport along with a new entrance and extra rooms for the owner's family.

Christopher Furminger has added a brick and concrete extension to a house in Brisbane

The Australian architect's interventions occupy the area between the street and the single-storey house, which is located in the city's Chelmer neighbourhood and backs onto the Brisbane River.

To reduce costs and minimise disruption, the original building fabric and site plan were preserved as much as possible, allowing the owners to continue living in the house while work was ongoing.

The River House extension is designed to look like a ruin

Furminger's design, which is intended to evoke a ruin, involved reducing the structure to a series of monumental elements that enclose the parking area, garden and entrance.

"The intention was to create a building with a presence all of its own," the architect explained, "to loom with physical power, embodying a geometric order with primitive structural force."

Large concrete walls conceal the original single-storey home

Masonry and concrete walls separate the site into different functional zones, including open and private courtyard gardens.

"The main garden walls wrap the internal rooms of the existing building, creating a structure that appears to have no glass nor function," Furminger added. "This contributes to the ruin metaphor, forming a solid physical mass embodying the endurance of a ruin – reduced to what lasts."

Courtyards and gardens are framed by the concrete walls

The outer walls of the River House are constructed from a palette of bricks in five different brown and beige hues. The colours were chosen to match stones and sand collected during the site's excavation.

Perforations in some of the surfaces allow light and air to pass through, creating a stronger connection with the outdoors.

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The extension also makes use of commercial materials and construction techniques such as tilt-up concrete walls, which are created by pouring concrete into moulds on the ground and then hoisting them into place.

Plumbing and electrical wiring were integrated into the tilt-up panels to reduce the number of trades required on site, while precast concrete flooring was used for the roof sections.

The home's interiors can be adapted to the owner's changing needs

Within River House's brick perimeter, a pair of external monolithic concrete walls conceal the living spaces from the street. Only the entrance is visible through a gap created by separating the large slabs.

A similar method of separation was used to create a void in the roof of the carport that allows daylight to reach a doorway leading into a boot room.

Ground floor living spaces look out onto the courtyards

Behind the concrete walls, the living spaces are separated into distinct zones with separate entrances. This versatile arrangement will allow the family to adapt the house to their changing needs over time.

A path flanked by courtyard gardens leads to a lobby that provides access to a bedroom suite on one side and a guest bedroom on the other.

There are a mix of private and open courtyards

River House's boot room is accessed from the carport, while a staircase ascending from one of the courtyards leads to a studio on the first floor.

Each of the ground-floor spaces connects with one of the courtyards and the first-floor studio features windows looking out over the roof of the existing house towards the river.

One courtyard has a staircase that leads to a studio space

Elsewhere in Australia, Olson Kundig recently completed a Sydney home that is lined with louvred shutters that expose the living areas to sea views and fresh air.

Conrad Architects designed a marble-clad home in Melbourne that has a roof terrace and pool overlooking the city's skyline.

The photography is byDavid Chatfield.

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Timmins + Whyte renovates "considered and crafted" Melbourne house with folded roof

Ribbed wooden cabinetry and peach-hued corner seating feature in this Melbourne home, which Australian studio Timmins + Whyte renovated with an extension that has a chunky folded roof.

The project, called 10 Fold House, updates a single-fronted Edwardian property in Abbotsford – an inner-city suburb of Melbourne.

Timmins + Whyte has added an extension to a house in Melbourne

Timmins + Whyte's renovation introduces a two-storey extension to the rear of the dwelling, maintaining its original facade at street view.

The extension features a statement roof with ten asymmetrical folds in it, playfully owing to the home's name that puts a new spin on the word tenfold.

The extension has a folded roof

Inside, Timmins + Whyte chose a material and colour palette that is described by the studio as "considered and crafted". It is illuminated with skylights in the folded roof above.

Light timber that lines the underside of the roof is echoed in the open-plan kitchen and living space, which is located on the ground floor of the extension under a high ceiling.

Wood defines the interiors

Ribbed wood is used as shelving and decorative panelling in this space, as well as for the base of a marble-topped kitchen island.

In the dining area, black and grey terrazzo flooring forms a backdrop to peach-coloured corner seating and a mid-century-style oak table and chairs.

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These areas are also filled with an eclectic collection of artworks, from a colourful abstract print to a quirky sculpture of a cat. A multi-coloured stained glass screen also animates the stairwell.

"Throughout, the space creates its own sense of expansion and compression," said Timmins + Whyte.

An elegant green Acapulco chair sits in the courtyard

At the back of the house, there is a small courtyard that includes an elegant green Acapulco chair.

"The design further opens the kitchen at the rear to a now private garden allowing direct all-day sunlight, where neighbours houses are unseen," explained the architecture studio.

An exposed brick wall that was maintained from the original house purposefully features in the renovation and creates a rustic backdrop for 10 Fold House's sleek interiors.

Timmins + Whyte designed the extension's interiors to feel "considered and crafted"

Based in Collingwood, Australia, Timmins + Whyte was founded by architect Sally Timmins and building practitioner David Whyte. The firm previously added a double-height gabled extension to another Melbourne home, the Lantern House.

Other Australian homes with peaceful interior designs include a weekend beach retreat in New South Wales informed by local fisherman's cottages and a house in Kyneton with brickwork walls and lofted white ceilings.

_The photography is byPeter Bennetts. _

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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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