Rear extension
A contemporary residential extension by Adam Knibb Architects showing how vertical timber cladding and frameless glass can integrate with a traditional brick country house.
- What we like about this project
- The modern timber volume wraps neatly around an existing historic brick chimney stack.
Materials
- brick
- timber
- glass
- metal
- stone-paver
Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding
- historic-brick
- glass-extension
- raised-terrace
Style tags
- contemporary
- historic-adaptation
- contextual
Visual tags
- historic-adaptation
- extension
- residential
- timber-and-glass
- indoor-outdoor
- Geometry
- An asymmetrical contemporary timber and glass extension inserted against the historic red brick volume, featuring a flat-roofed ground floor projection with full-height glazing.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber batten rainscreen on the upper volume, coupled with large sliding glass door systems below.
- Structural guess
- Steel moment frame supporting the glazed ground floor opening and timber upper volume.
- Spatial scale
- Domestic scale; two-story historic main house with a lower single-to-two-story modern addition.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight with dramatic sun casting sharp shadows and highlighting the vertical timber grain.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, sunlit countryside setting balancing heavy historical masonry with lightweight modern additions.
- Environmental context
- Lush green lawn and mature trees surround a suburban or rural historic detached home.
- Spatial experience
- The transition from the traditional brick interior steps directly onto a raised outdoor terrace that wraps around the modern glazed dining pavilion.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical wood slats contrast against the horizontal terrace lines and the classical grid of the existing sash windows.
- Style reading
- Contemporary architectural intervention on a historic structure
- Program
- Residential home extension
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- brick, timber, glass, metal, stone-paver
- Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding, historic-brick, glass-extension, raised-terrace
- Style tags
- contemporary, historic-adaptation, contextual
- Visual tags
- historic-adaptation, extension, residential, timber-and-glass, indoor-outdoor
- Geometry
- An asymmetrical contemporary timber and glass extension inserted against the historic red brick volume, featuring a flat-roofed ground floor projection with full-height glazing.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber batten rainscreen on the upper volume, coupled with large sliding glass door systems below.
- Structural guess
- Steel moment frame supporting the glazed ground floor opening and timber upper volume.
- Spatial scale
- Domestic scale; two-story historic main house with a lower single-to-two-story modern addition.
- Lighting
- Bright daylight with dramatic sun casting sharp shadows and highlighting the vertical timber grain.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, sunlit countryside setting balancing heavy historical masonry with lightweight modern additions.
- Environmental context
- Lush green lawn and mature trees surround a suburban or rural historic detached home.
- Spatial experience
- The transition from the traditional brick interior steps directly onto a raised outdoor terrace that wraps around the modern glazed dining pavilion.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical wood slats contrast against the horizontal terrace lines and the classical grid of the existing sash windows.
- Style reading
- Contemporary architectural intervention on a historic structure
- Program
- Residential home extension
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture