The gabled form of the addition responds
to the existing pitched roofs of the existing
house. The new addition has the same
dimensions and shape as the existing
three railway cottages used to build the
existing house, but is sloped on the eastern
boundary to create a doorway, used to link
the house to another existing house on the
property.
Set on a large plot of rural land, the existing
house was insular and failed to respond
to the expansive views of the surrounding
landscape.
The new addition sought to exploit these
opportunities by increasing the dwellings
connection with its surrounds. Two large
steel doors serve in winter to frame the
view of the undulating country hillside,
whilst in summer they can be opened to
allow the internal spaces to become an
extension of the outdoor area.
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