For our newest lookbook we have gathered eight London houses which have traded in unused backyard area for modern and light-filled residing areas.
Rear extensions are a preferred possibility for remodeling the pokey facet returns and galley kitchens of Victorian and Edwardian housing, plentiful in lots of areas of London.
The eight examples beneath showcase how extensions can convey modern aptitude to a extra time-honored dwelling and optimise residing area for entertaining, enjoyable and cooking.
That is the newest in our lookbooks collection, which offers visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For extra inspiration, see earlier lookbooks that includes soothing cabin interiors, kitchens with glossy metallic particulars and residing rooms with warming fireplaces.
Victorian terrace home, UK, by Oliver Leech Architects
Oliver Leech Architects retained this overdue Nineteenth-century constructing’s character whereas opening up the “disconnected and dim” inside of this Victorian terrace home in Herne Hill.
Prioritising pure gentle, the studio expanded the bottom flooring to incorporate an open residing, eating and kitchen area, assembly the present constructing with a gigantic skylight and window seat.
Radiant Facet Up, UK, by THISS Studio
THISS Studio approached this extension in east London as if it had been a bit of furnishings somewhat than a traditional construction.
“We wished to consider the up-to-date addition at a home scale and extra like a bit of furnishings that you could sit inside and luxuriate in, somewhat than a typical extension of the present areas,” THISS Studio instructed Dezeen.
The apply reconfigured the dim inside of this interwar home which options timber joinery and a light-filled eating area.
Moroccan impressed home, UK, by Merrett Houmøller Architects and All & Nxthing
The shopper’s in depth travels to Morocco and the Mediterranean impressed this rear extension in London.
Merrett Houmøller Architects and inside designer All & Nxthing renovated and prolonged this Victorian dwelling with clay-plaster partitions, uncovered brickwork and tile flooring to evoke the sensation of a Moroccan dwelling.
Heath Home, UK, by Proctor & Shaw
A dilapidated conservatory and awkwardly sized rooms had been swapped for a gentle, wood-filled inside at this Grade II-listed villa in Highgate, north London.
Structure studio Proctor & Shaw prioritised pure gentle and a pure materials palette of wooden and white brick for the above and below-ground extension in north London.
Magpie Home , UK, by DGN Studio
DGN Studio prolonged the kitchen of this east London terrace home by three metres to create “a extra cohesive and seamless sequence for residing, eating and cooking”.
The extension is illuminated by skylights between picket beams and contains a concrete window seat overlooking the backyard with the shopper’s furnishings and fittings included all through.
Victorian maisonette, UK, by Nimtim Architects
Douglas fir timber screens, uncovered brickwork and scratchy plaster characterise this extension of a Victorian maisonette in Camberwell, south-east London.
Nimtim Architects responded to a quick calling for better connectivity and openness within the dwelling to create a “place of reflection and sanctuary from the town”.
Edwardian dwelling, UK, by Structure for London
Structure for London remodeled this Edwardian dwelling in Muswell Hill, which had been untouched for 40 years, utilizing solely sustainably minded interventions and pure supplies.
Created for the studio’s founder Ben Ridley, the home was renovated and prolonged to create a minimal inside characterised by oak wooden, stone and lime plaster.
Gillian Lambert and Geoff Shearcroft of structure agency AOC wished so as to add persona and a connection to close by Epping Forest when designing the entrance extension of their Victorian home in north London.
A single-storey storage was eliminated to create a collection of interconnected, playful residing areas that includes tactile supplies, uncovered block work and daring colors.
