House extensions and refurbishments, plus other small-scale or budget projects undertaken by architects. Find out more about AJ Small Projects here
Irish practice Scullion Architects has completed a 130m2 timber and blockwork extension to a Victorian terraced house in Ranelagh, south Dublin, inspired by an old apple tree in the garden
The renovation and extension preserves the house’s period elegance while creating a warm low-energy home for the clients to ‘age in place’
The early 19th-century house has been extended, restored and rationalised to create a design-focused holiday let
Voids and lightwells combine with textures and planting to create a home described as ‘both tranquil and invigorating’
Inspired by the clients’ relationship with their garden, Pensaer London has completed a £165,000 extension to a cottage in Southwark, south London
Mike Tuck Studio has remodelled a 1930s semi, introducing an open plan living space and reusing materials such as reclaimed school parquet and recycled plastic
Barclay Corner is a 61m² rear and side extension to a ground-floor flat situated within a conservation area in Walthamstow, east London
A mixed-use retrofit project in Berlin takes truly circular planning and construction a step further
The heavy overhang of the new roof takes its cues from Frank Lloyd Wright and is crisply detailed with a gutterless, serrated eave design
The design reorientates the living spaces out towards the garden, with materials ranging from green terrazzo to clay-toned plaster, exposed concrete and oak cabinetry
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