British architect Guy Hollaway has transformed an 18th-century cottage in the Kent countryside into a modern home featuring a concrete and glass extension.

Hollaway, whose eponymous studio has offices in London and Kent, designed the house for his own family over the course of several years, and wanted it to encapsulate many of the ideas he explores with his firm.

The traditional house, which is not heritage listed, is set in grounds that include a classical cottage garden. The completed project comprises two distinct parts ? the refurbished historic cottage and its modern extension.
The cottage's quintessential front facade contrasts with the contemporary lines and materiality of the extension, which more than doubles the overall size of the house and ensures it suits the lifestyle of Hollaway and his family.
"The key to this transformation was to challenge conventional living and blur the boundaries between old and new, where the two work coherently to create a whole that responds to new modern living with the comfort of the old," said Guy Hollaway Architects.
"These two sides have required many different design and construction skills in respecting the traditional construction methods and in creating the new."

The project involved reconfiguring the interior of the existing cottage to create more liveable spaces that flow into the new areas at the rear of the building.
The formal entrance leads straight into a living room featuring a restored ingle...