Some additions simply add more room space.
However, as well as creating high-ceiling living,
dining and kitchen zones, this hard-working
extension also connects the existing house to
the rear garden. Plus, the raked roof line avoids
overshadowing the garden and near neighbours.
Studio Prineas, with architect Eva-Marie
Prineas at the helm, designed the lofty, light-
filled extension and the kitchen within it.
“While the recycled classic red brick facade
is in keeping with the original home, the owners
didn’t want too much colour brought into the
new interior – and that included the kitchen.”
As a result the interior is a combination of
white surfaces and grey-coloured floors. Within
this wider setting, the kitchen is predominantly
white – in a variety of surfaces – and wood.
“In place of strong colour – supplied already
to an extent by the extension’s immersion in the
lawn-and-garden surroundings – we made the
emphasis on texture and finish instead.”
To this end, the tall cabinets that separate the
L-shaped kitchen and the dining area from the
adjacent living area are in a warm wood veneer,
while the island is wrapped in engineered stone
with a veined-marble finish.
Above left: This light, bright red-brick
addition to a 1920s cottage by Studio
Prineas creates new high-ceiling
living, dining and kitchen spaces
away from the body of the home.
Above: A large pivot glass door
next to the kitchen maximises
natural light and also provides an
immediate connection to the garden.
The modern-look door has even
more impact given its setting in a
traditional red brick wall.
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