Stylish Contemporary Extension For A Victorian Home

This spacious extension was built for a Victorian home and a young growing family who needs more space

This spacious extension was built for a Victorian home and a young growing family who needs more space

Glyn House is occupied by a young couple who are hoping to grow their family. Yellow Cloud Studio was tasked with creating a sizable kitchen and dining area at the rear of the home that didn’t seem distanced from the existing living rooms towards the front of the plan.

To enhance the visual connection between the back and front of the home, the studio has punctured the rear wall of the extension with a recessed, rounded window. The timber-framed window is divided into a half-arch shape by a slim skylight that runs the length of the extension and down across its facade, forming a picture window for an oak-lined reading nook that the studio has created. A combination of soft-beige plaster and black concrete has been applied to the exterior of the extension. Pale bricks have then been used to build a short patio. These same materials have been applied throughout the inside of the extension, an attempt by the studio to make the interior represent a more private version of the same architecture.

One peripheral wall is clad with bricks, and the remaining internal surfaces are washed with the same beige-hued plaster. Oak has then been used to craft other elements like the dining table, the bench seat, and the cupboards in the kitchen, which has been finished with subtle brass handles. Brass features again on the stems of three disc-shaped pendant lamps suspended from the ceiling. Terracotta-colored geometric tiles are also arranged to form a patterned splash back behind the sink area. There are also a couple of striking black decor elements like the storage cabinet at the back of the room and the cone-shaped lamps above the dining table. The kitchen’s chunky terrazzo breakfast island, which is inlaid with oversize chunks of colorful aggregate, is also black.

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There's a lovely arched window to bring more natural light inside

There's a lovely arched window to bring more natural light inside

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The kitchen is done with light-stained wooden cabinets, a patterned backsplash and built-in lamps

The kitchen is done with light-stained wooden cabinets, a patterned backsplash and built-in lamps

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There's a large black terrazzo kitchen island highlighted with pendant lamps

There's a large black terrazzo kitchen island highlighted with pendant lamps

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The dining space has a skylight, a built-in bench, a table and woven table plus lots of greenery around

The dining space has a skylight, a built-in bench, a table and woven table plus lots of greenery around

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The same materials were used both inside and outside to make the extension more cohesive and connect both spaces

The same materials were used both inside and outside to make the extension more cohesive and connect both spaces

Source: dezeen