Whitley Bay, North Tyneside: Contemporary Rear Extension with Glazed Gable
A contemporary rear extension featuring a striking glazed gable roof and full-height steel-framed glazing, successfully blending modern indoor-outdoor living with a traditional suburban brick home.
- What we like about this project
- The roof pitch of the glazed extension mirrors the main house attic dormer shape, creating a playful geometric echo.
Materials
- brick
- glass
- metal-framing
- stone-paving
- timber
Visual identifiers
- glazed-gable
- brick-extension
- patio-terrace
- pergola
Style tags
- contemporary
- residential
- glazed-gable
Visual tags
- residential-extension
- contemporary-rear
- indoor-outdoor
- suburban
- glazed-facade
- Geometry
- A symmetrical single-story rear extension with a pitched glazed gable roof projects from a traditional brick semi-detached house, stepping down to a paved patio terrace.
- Facade system
- Metal-framed glazed gable and sliding doors integrated into a matching brickwork volume.
- Structural guess
- Steel portal frame supporting the glazed gable roof integrated with traditional masonry load-bearing walls.
- Spatial scale
- Residential scale, single-story rear extension stepping out into a domestic garden.
- Lighting
- Bright daytime sun casting clear shadows across the patio from the right side, highlighting the gable framing and facade depth.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, welcoming, and family-oriented domestic atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- Suburban backyard context with adjacent semi-detached houses, mature boundary trees, and a wooden fence.
- Spatial experience
- The transition from interior to exterior is bridged by full-height glass walls and a covered patio seating zone, opening the rear living space directly to the garden.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical mullions on the glazed gable echo the traditional window proportions of the upper floors while introducing a modern transparency at ground level.
- Style reading
- Contemporary suburban residential extension
- Program
- Single-family residential rear living and dining extension
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- brick, glass, metal-framing, stone-paving, timber
- Visual identifiers
- glazed-gable, brick-extension, patio-terrace, pergola
- Style tags
- contemporary, residential, glazed-gable
- Visual tags
- residential-extension, contemporary-rear, indoor-outdoor, suburban, glazed-facade
- Geometry
- A symmetrical single-story rear extension with a pitched glazed gable roof projects from a traditional brick semi-detached house, stepping down to a paved patio terrace.
- Facade system
- Metal-framed glazed gable and sliding doors integrated into a matching brickwork volume.
- Structural guess
- Steel portal frame supporting the glazed gable roof integrated with traditional masonry load-bearing walls.
- Spatial scale
- Residential scale, single-story rear extension stepping out into a domestic garden.
- Lighting
- Bright daytime sun casting clear shadows across the patio from the right side, highlighting the gable framing and facade depth.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, welcoming, and family-oriented domestic atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- Suburban backyard context with adjacent semi-detached houses, mature boundary trees, and a wooden fence.
- Spatial experience
- The transition from interior to exterior is bridged by full-height glass walls and a covered patio seating zone, opening the rear living space directly to the garden.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical mullions on the glazed gable echo the traditional window proportions of the upper floors while introducing a modern transparency at ground level.
- Style reading
- Contemporary suburban residential extension
- Program
- Single-family residential rear living and dining extension
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture