Name: Gresford Architects
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Modern building with wooden cladding and large window, contrasting with an older brick house in the background; architecture by Gresford Architects.

Minimalist dining area with a black round table, three white chairs, and a blue vase with pink and yellow flowers, with a wooden ceiling. Architecture by Gresford Architects.

Close-up of a glass door threshold with wooden and black framing, overlooking a lush green garden, architecture by Gresford Architects.

A view of a bathroom and a bedroom with natural wood interiors, a window in each room, and modern fixtures, architecture by Gresford Architects.

View of a wooden building seen upwards through a circular opening, with a blue sky and white clouds in the background. Architecture by Gresford Architects.

Open kitchen with dark cabinets, wooden countertop, white tiled backsplash, and large sliding glass doors leading to a garden, architecture by Gresford Architects.

A minimalist wooden pendant light hanging from a white cord beneath a sloped wooden ceiling, with an off-white wall in the background. Architecture by Gresford Architects.

A cozy interior with a large window, grey armchair with cushions, wooden floor, and decorative white wall paneling, with a modern pendant light, architecture by Gresford Architects.

A minimalist image of a tiled wall with a shadow creating a rectangular light pattern, architecture by Gresford Architects.

Open-plan kitchen and dining area with a wooden ceiling and white walls, black cabinetry, and large glass sliding doors, architecture by Gresford Architects.

Gresford Architects has breathed new life into the property with the construction of a highly sustainable, eco-friendly two storey rear extension housing a new kitchen and dining area on the ground floor and a third bedroom and bathroom on the first floor.

Sliding doors in the new kitchen and dining area provide direct access into the garden. Further glazing in the roof of the new structure allows light to flood through the new open space into the existing living area of the house, which now has views of the garden through the kitchen. The extension is honestly expressed with a cross laminated timber frame that is left exposed on the ceiling of the kitchen area and around the new windows.

The warm timber interior continues to the first floor, where a new pine clad bedroom over-looks the garden below. The downstairs bathroom has been moved upstairs near to the three bedrooms, providing the family with a more comfortable and convenient living space.

Clad in sustainable Douglas Fir, the rear timber façade will weather over time to a beautiful shade of silver-grey providing a subtle natural look which will blend the building into its surroundings.